About Matra Village

Matra is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 811 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Diamond Harbour I
Pincode	743375
Area (hectares)	80.11 hectares
Population	1,587
Male Population	811
Female Population	776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matra compares

By the 2011 count Matra is the 39th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 80.11 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Matra

Matra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Matra from other places

Matra lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 5.6 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 Matra
Nearest railway station	Basuldanga	5.6 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Diamond Harbour I	21 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	21 km

Villages closest to Matra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour I 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.

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Common questions about Matra

As per the Census of India 2011, Matra village had a population of 1,587. That makes it the 39th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Matra village has 811 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matra has about 957 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Matra is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matra covers 80.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Matra falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Matra is Basuldanga, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Matra.

Matra is about 21 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.

Matra is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about 5.6 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 7.6 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.