# Matihani Village, Chhorahi, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chhorahi, Begusarai 

# Matihani

Matihani is a village in Chhorahi sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,634 people in 566 households**, the 16th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 2,634people (2011)
- 566households
- 72.8%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Matihani PIN code and other codes

Matihani falls in Chhorahi sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSawant
- Community development blockChhorahi
- Census village code237465

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Matihani from nearby towns?

- Chhorahi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Matihani?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Matihani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rosera
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Matihani known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 78% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Matihani

Of every 100 households in Matihani in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matihani · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Matihani?

■ Matihani · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**943

Working population ****26.7%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 65.1% for women. 41% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (29%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 112 (16%) · **■** Marginal 208 (30%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chhorahi

- Shahpur3,923 people
- Dumri3,753 people
- Lakhan Patti3,191 people
- Seampur2,925 people
- Bakhadda2,579 people
- Malpur2,455 people
- Bazidpur2,448 people
- Rajupur2,448 people

[All 59 villages in Chhorahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/chhorahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matihani from Begusarai?50 km by road
- What is the population of Matihani?2,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matihani in?Begusarai district (Chhorahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Matihani?72.8% (Census 2011)