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About Matha Village

Matha is a large village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,446, made up of 1,240 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 707.34 hectares
Population 2,446
Male Population 1,240
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matha compares

By the 2011 count Matha is the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 707.34 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Matha

Matha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matha 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 Laulara, Layamara, Maheshpur and Mahuladanga. 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 Matha

As per the Census of India 2011, Matha village had a population of 2,446. That makes it the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Matha village has 1,240 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matha has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Matha is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matha covers 707.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matha falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Matha 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 Matha.

Matha is in Puncha 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 Matha today is likely to be higher.

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