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About Matira Village

Matira is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 381 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723146
Area (hectares) 106.48 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 381
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matira compares

By the 2011 count Matira is the 50th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 106.48 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Matira

Matira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matira as Available within 10+ 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 Maladhar, Mandapdanga, Mangalda and Manipur. 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 Matira

As per the Census of India 2011, Matira village had a population of 757. That makes it the 50th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Matira village has 381 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matira has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Matira is 723146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matira covers 106.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matira falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Matira notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Matira.

Matira is in Raghunathpur II 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 Matira today is likely to be higher.

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