Skip to main content

About Purba Matiari Village

Purba Matiari is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,003, made up of 1,043 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Matiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Matiari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 132.33 hectares
Population 2,003
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Purba Matiari compares

By the 2011 count Purba Matiari is the 66th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 132.33 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Purba Matiari

Purba Matiari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purba Matiari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purba Matiari from other places

Purba Matiari lies about 7.6 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 3.9 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 Purba Matiari
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 3.9 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 23 km

Villages closest to Purba Matiari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 Purba Matiari

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Matiari village had a population of 2,003. That makes it the 66th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Purba Matiari village has 1,043 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Matiari has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Purba Matiari is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Matiari covers 132.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purba Matiari falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purba Matiari is Surja Kama, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purba Matiari.

Purba Matiari is about 7.6 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purba Matiari is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 3.9 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 7.6 km away. Karandighi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hemenpur (under 2 km), Dewanjagir (under 2 km) and Babhania (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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