About Matikunda Village

Matikunda is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,529, made up of 2,321 males and 2,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matikunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matikunda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	733202
Area (hectares)	396.59 hectares
Population	4,529
Male Population	2,321
Female Population	2,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matikunda compares

By the 2011 count Matikunda is the 22nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 396.59 hectares work out to about 11 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 941.

Getting to Matikunda

Matikunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matikunda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matikunda from other places

Matikunda lies about 48 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 7.0 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 Matikunda
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	6.5 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur)	7.0 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	48 km

Villages closest to Matikunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matikunda village had a population of 4,529. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Matikunda village has 2,321 males and 2,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matikunda has about 951 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 941.

The pincode recorded for Matikunda is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matikunda covers 396.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matikunda falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Matikunda is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Matikunda.

Matikunda is about 48 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matikunda is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Islampur is about 6.5 km away. Islāmpur is about 6.5 km away. Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.