# Mataha Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Mataha

Mataha is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824206**. The 2011 Census counted **3,172 people in 545 households**, the 7th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 3,172people (2011)
- 545households
- 46.8%literacy
- 824206PIN code

## Mataha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mataha is 824206.** Mataha falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824206
- Gram panchayatKolhuwar
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256239

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

## How far is Mataha from nearby towns?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)41 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 Mataha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mataha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mangara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Mataha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Mataha

Of every 100 households in Mataha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mataha · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****9%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**35%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Mataha?

■ Mataha · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**954

Working population ****49.6%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 37.2% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 495 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,002 (64%)

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 Dumaria

- Kachar3,834 people
- Sewra3,265 people
- Salaiya3,256 people
- Kolhubar3,225 people
- Mahuri2,884 people
- Chonha2,698 people
- Nanai2,687 people
- Bhokaha2,473 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mataha?824206
- How far is Mataha from Gaya?80 km by road
- What is the population of Mataha?3,172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mataha in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mataha?46.8% (Census 2011)