Village · Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui # Matwalwa Matwalwa is a village in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 789 people in 112 households, the 54th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 789 people (2011) - 112 households - 60.4% literacy - 934 females per 1,000 males ## Matwalwa PIN code and other codes Matwalwa falls in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Araha - Community development block Islamnagar Aliganj - Census village code 258551 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Matwalwa from nearby towns? - Islamnagar Aliganj (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Jamui (district HQ) 50 km by road - Jamui (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Matwalwa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Matwalwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Arha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamui - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patna - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Matwalwa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 45% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Matwalwa Of every 100 households in Matwalwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Matwalwa · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 1% - Toilet within the home 33% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 73% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 39% 32% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 34% 37% - Television 3% 5% - Mobile phone 75% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 21% 39% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Matwalwa? ■ Matwalwa · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.4% 58.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 929 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1190 955 - Working population 26.5% 38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.4% for men and 50.3% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 83 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 99 (47%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 22 (11%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Islamnagar Aliganj - Jekhra 886 people - Mandra 879 people - Jhanjhri 867 people - Uchaunr 822 people - Tajpur 601 people - Sundar Badh 588 people - Maher 559 people - Solahpur 497 people All 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj ## Quick answers - How far is Matwalwa from Jamui? 50 km by road - What is the population of Matwalwa? 789 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matwalwa in? Jamui district (Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Matwalwa? 60.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/islamnagar-aliganj/matwalwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.