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About Matgaran Village

Matgaran is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,308, made up of 1,177 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matgaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matgaran village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 253.81 hectares
Population 2,308
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Matgaran compares

By the 2011 count Matgaran is the 49th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 253.81 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Matgaran

Matgaran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matgaran 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matgaran from other places

Matgaran lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Matgaran
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Canning 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Matgaran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basanti tehsil.

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 Matgaran

As per the Census of India 2011, Matgaran village had a population of 2,308. That makes it the 49th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Matgaran village has 1,177 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matgaran has about 961 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Matgaran is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matgaran covers 253.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matgaran falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Matgaran is Canning, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Matgaran.

Matgaran is about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matgaran is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 4.0 km away. Canning is about 17 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandrakona (under 2 km), Sajinatala (under 2 km) and Chak Pitambar Dutta (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Matgaran today is likely to be higher.

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