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About Matikumra Village

Matikumra is a large village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,651, made up of 2,344 males and 2,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matikumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matikumra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Deganga
Pincode 743424
Area (hectares) 326.4 hectares
Population 4,651
Male Population 2,344
Female Population 2,307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matikumra compares

By the 2011 count Matikumra is the 16th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 326.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Matikumra

Matikumra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matikumra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matikumra from other places

Matikumra lies about 7.0 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sanhati Halt, about 4.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Matikumra
Nearest railway station Sanhati Halt 4.4 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 7.0 km
Nearest town Hābra 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Deganga 15 km

Villages closest to Matikumra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deganga tehsil.

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 Matikumra

As per the Census of India 2011, Matikumra village had a population of 4,651. That makes it the 16th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Matikumra village has 2,344 males and 2,307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matikumra has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Matikumra is 743424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matikumra covers 326.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matikumra falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Matikumra is Sanhati Halt, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Matikumra.

Matikumra is about 7.0 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matikumra is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Sanhati Halt is about 4.4 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.0 km away. Hābra is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakla (6.5 km), Jadabpur (9.3 km) and Jadabpur Boalia (9.3 km).

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

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