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About Matanda Village

Matanda is a small village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 48 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 69.22 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 48
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matanda compares

By the 2011 count Matanda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 69.22 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Matanda

Matanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matanda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Manikpur, Margram, Margram Arazi and Masadanga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Matanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Matanda village had a population of 95. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Matanda village has 48 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matanda has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Matanda is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matanda covers 69.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matanda falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Matanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Matanda.

Matanda is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Matanda today is likely to be higher.

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