# Matian Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Matian

Matian is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 144 households**, the 75th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 679people (2011)
- 144households
- 25.4%literacy
- 755females per 1,000 males

## Matian PIN code and other codes

Matian falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKirora
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224724

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

## How far is Matian from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)61 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)2 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 Matian?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Matian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhalkola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Matian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Matian

Of every 100 households in Matian in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matian · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**1%

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

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****60%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Matian?

■ Matian · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.4%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****755**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**953

Working population ****26.7%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.4% for men and 21.5% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (88%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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 Balrampur

- Dhokria Kol763 people
- Deugole747 people
- Sirampur706 people
- Bangradih682 people
- Gosainpur667 people
- Sahutola658 people
- Baisbighi639 people
- Binabari626 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matian from Katihar?61 km by road
- What is the population of Matian?679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matian in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Matian?25.4% (Census 2011)