Skip to main content

About Matitola Village

Matitola is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 280 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matitola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 55.03 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 280
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Matitola compares

By the 2011 count Matitola is the 126th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 55.03 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Matitola

Matitola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matitola 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 Matitola from other places

Matitola lies about 19 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 8.2 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 Matitola
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 19 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 19 km
Nearest town Kasba 22 km

Villages closest to Matitola

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

Common questions about Matitola

As per the Census of India 2011, Matitola village had a population of 524. That makes it the 126th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Matitola village has 280 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matitola has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Matitola is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matitola covers 55.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matitola falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Matitola is Dalkhola, about 8.2 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 Matitola.

Matitola is about 19 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matitola is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dalkhola is about 8.2 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 19 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pariharpur (3.7 km), Chapra Bakhari (6.0 km) and Pokharia Dargabasti (6.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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

See All