# Matahi Village, Laukahi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Laukahi, Madhubani 

# Matahi

Matahi is a village in Laukahi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,287 people in 464 households**, the 30th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 2,287people (2011)
- 464households
- 57.9%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Matahi PIN code and other codes

Matahi falls in Laukahi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatahi
- Community development blockLaukahi
- Census village code220071

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

## How far is Matahi from nearby towns?

- Laukahi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)90 km by road
- Ghoghardiha (nearest town)35 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 Matahi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Matahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nirmali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Matahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Matahi

Of every 100 households in Matahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matahi · ■ Laukahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**42%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Matahi?

■ Matahi · ■ Laukahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**949

Working population ****49.1%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 38.8% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 670 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (2%) · **■** Marginal 66 (6%)

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 Laukahi

- Mahthour Got2,709 people
- Belahi Bhawanipur2,568 people
- Sakhua2,553 people
- Kuriban2,385 people
- Jarauli2,211 people
- Narahi2,140 people
- Bhutaha2,094 people
- Labtoli2,030 people

[All 66 villages in Laukahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/laukahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matahi from Madhubani?90 km by road
- What is the population of Matahi?2,287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matahi in?Madhubani district (Laukahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Matahi?57.9% (Census 2011)