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About Matkatpur Village

Matkatpur is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 77 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,260 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkatpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721136
Area (hectares) 48.61 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 77
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,260
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matkatpur compares

By the 2011 count Matkatpur is the 373rd largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 48.61 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Matkatpur

Matkatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matkatpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mamudabad, Manglai, Mankhanda and Manoharpur. 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 Matkatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkatpur village had a population of 174. That makes it the 373rd largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Matkatpur village has 77 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkatpur has about 1260 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Matkatpur is 721136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkatpur covers 48.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matkatpur falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Matkatpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Matkatpur.

Matkatpur is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Matkatpur today is likely to be higher.

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