# Matihani Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Matihani

Matihani is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **928 people in 152 households**, the 90th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 928people (2011)
- 152households
- 83.8%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Matihani PIN code and other codes

Matihani falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelsandi
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216368

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

## How far is Matihani from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)58 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)21 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 Matihani?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Matihani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jamunia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Matihani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Matihani

Of every 100 households in Matihani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Matihani · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****54%**

**38%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Matihani?

■ Matihani · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**959

Working population ****40.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 76.7% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 297 (79%)

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 Gaunaha

- Chhitmi951 people
- Basantpur948 people
- Serahwa948 people
- Gawnaha934 people
- Mahuawa925 people
- Mandiha908 people
- Balia906 people
- Bairatwa895 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matihani from Bettiah?58 km by road
- What is the population of Matihani?928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matihani in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Matihani?83.8% (Census 2011)