Skip to main content

About Matkumdi Village

Matkumdi is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 376 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkumdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkumdi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 287.73 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 376
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Matkumdi compares

By the 2011 count Matkumdi is the 70th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 287.73 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Matkumdi

Matkumdi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matkumdi 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahalitora, Majura, Maldi and Manera. 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 Matkumdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkumdi village had a population of 745. That makes it the 70th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Matkumdi village has 376 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkumdi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Matkumdi is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkumdi covers 287.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matkumdi falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Matkumdi notes the nearest railway station 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 Matkumdi.

Matkumdi is in Purulia I 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 Matkumdi today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.