# Matua Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Matua

Matua is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,405 people in 237 households**, the 35th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,405people (2011)
- 237households
- 64.2%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Matua PIN code and other codes

Matua falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilor
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255655

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

## How far is Matua from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)58 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)21 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 Matua?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Matua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○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
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Matua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Matua

Of every 100 households in Matua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matua · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****43%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

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 Matua?

■ Matua · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**961

Working population ****36.0%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 51.5% for women. 41% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (61%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 105 (21%)

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 Gurua

- Pawara1,560 people
- Dariaura1,554 people
- Nadiain1,498 people
- Gamharia1,452 people
- Sherpur1,386 people
- Itahri1,369 people
- Khairi Taira1,363 people
- Paruhara1,332 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matua from Gaya?58 km by road
- What is the population of Matua?1,405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matua in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Matua?64.2% (Census 2011)