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About Matiala Village

Matiala is a small village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 91 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 203.96 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 91
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matiala compares

By the 2011 count Matiala is the 114th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 203.96 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 963.

Getting to Matiala

Matiala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matiala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lawakui, Madhupur, Madla and Marcha. 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 Matiala

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiala village had a population of 180. That makes it the 114th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Matiala village has 91 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiala has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Matiala is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiala covers 203.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matiala falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Matiala.

Matiala is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya 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 Matiala today is likely to be higher.

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