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About Matipur Village

Matipur is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,914, made up of 940 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 709.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 709.02 hectares
Population 1,914
Male Population 940
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Matipur compares

By the 2011 count Matipur is the 25th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 709.02 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Matipur

Matipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matipur 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 Madhuban, Majhladanga, Manguralalpur and Manpur. 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 Matipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Matipur village had a population of 1,914. That makes it the 25th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Matipur village has 940 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matipur has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Matipur is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matipur covers 709.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matipur falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Matipur 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 Matipur.

Matipur is in Hura 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 Matipur today is likely to be higher.

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