Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran # Matiaria Matiaria is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,391 people in 418 households, the 20th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 2,391 people (2011) - 418 households - 61.1% literacy - 920 females per 1,000 males ## Matiaria PIN code and other codes Matiaria falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Matiaria - Community development block Gaunaha - Census village code 216320 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Matiaria from nearby towns? - Gaunaha (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ) 67 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Matiaria? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Matiaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jamunia - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Matiaria known for? The main crops are paddy. About 59% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Matiaria Of every 100 households in Matiaria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Matiaria · ■ Gaunaha rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 1% - Toilet within the home 3% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 92% - Tap water 2% 1% - Drinking water within premises 53% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99% - Use banking services 41% 38% - Television 6% 8% - Mobile phone 35% 49% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 29% 24% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Matiaria? ■ Matiaria · ■ Gaunaha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.1% 58.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 922 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 970 959 - Working population 56.6% 41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.2% for men and 50.1% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 103 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,000 (74%) · ■ Household industry 22 (2%) · ■ Other work 79 (6%) · ■ Marginal 150 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gaunaha - Pipra 2,713 people - Genharia 2,607 people - Amolwa 2,606 people - Majharia 2,424 people - Belsandi 2,356 people - Rupaulia 2,352 people - Domat 2,215 people - Bajra 2,200 people All 168 villages in Gaunaha ## Quick answers - How far is Matiaria from Bettiah? 67 km by road - What is the population of Matiaria? 2,391 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matiaria in? Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Matiaria? 61.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/matiaria/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.