# Matihani Village, Barhara, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhara, Purnia 

# Matihani

Matihani is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,790 people in 1,435 households**, the 13th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 6,790people (2011)
- 1,435households
- 51.5%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Matihani PIN code and other codes

Matihani falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatihani
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code223139

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?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)55 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)55 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Matihani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 711 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 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, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matihani · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**61%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Matihani?

■ Matihani · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**954

Working population ****33.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 46.5% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 577 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,081 (47%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (3%) · **■** Marginal 578 (25%)

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 Barhara

- Maldiha7,345 people
- Bhatsara7,329 people
- Laukahi6,868 people
- Kamalpur6,834 people
- Thari6,380 people
- Bithaili Dhanpat5,972 people
- Bhatotar5,853 people
- Bidanarean5,634 people

[All 62 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matihani from Purnia?55 km by road
- What is the population of Matihani?6,790 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matihani in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Matihani?51.5% (Census 2011)