# Matihani Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Matihani

Matihani is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,193 people in 376 households**, the 30th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 2,193people (2011)
- 376households
- 46.6%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Matihani PIN code and other codes

Matihani falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatihani
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256565

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?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)18 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?

13 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tekuna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

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**. About 80% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matihani · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**958

Working population ****39.9%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 34.7% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 406 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (5%) · **■** Marginal 318 (36%)

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 Bodh Gaya

- Jani Bigha2,249 people
- Dhanawan2,240 people
- Musatpura2,229 people
- Chhanchh2,216 people
- Nanwan2,179 people
- Panrariya2,172 people
- Gohati2,168 people
- Moratal2,115 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matihani from Gaya?26 km by road
- What is the population of Matihani?2,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matihani in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Matihani?46.6% (Census 2011)
