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About Matihara Village

Matihara is a mid sized village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 689 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matihara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743710
Area (hectares) 188.26 hectares
Population 1,291
Male Population 689
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Matihara compares

By the 2011 count Matihara is the 108th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 188.26 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Matihara

Matihara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matihara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mamudpur, Manigram, Manikgram Chak and Manikpol. 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 Matihara

As per the Census of India 2011, Matihara village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 108th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Matihara village has 689 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matihara has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Matihara is 743710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matihara covers 188.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matihara falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Matihara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matihara.

Matihara is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Matihara today is likely to be higher.

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