# Matras Village, Madhepur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Madhepur, Madhubani 

# Matras

Matras is a village in Madhepur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,510 people in 1,164 households**, the 18th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 5,510people (2011)
- 1,164households
- 55.0%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Matras PIN code and other codes

Matras falls in Madhepur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatras
- Community development blockMadhepur
- Census village code220835

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

## How far is Matras from nearby towns?

- Madhepur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)30 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 Matras?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Matras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Matras known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Matras

Of every 100 households in Matras in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matras · ■ Madhepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**47%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

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 Matras?

■ Matras · ■ Madhepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**946

Working population ****34.2%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 37.7% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 307 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,059 (56%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 126 (7%) · **■** Marginal 384 (20%)

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 Madhepur

- Mahisan6,293 people
- Sundar Birajit6,178 people
- Banki5,558 people
- Bath5,527 people
- Parwalpur5,442 people
- Karhara5,275 people
- Basipatti5,158 people
- Tangraha4,600 people

[All 86 villages in Madhepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matras from Madhubani?55 km by road
- What is the population of Matras?5,510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matras in?Madhubani district (Madhepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Matras?55.0% (Census 2011)