# Matiar Village, Manjhi, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Manjhi, Saran 

# Matiar

Matiar is a village in Manjhi sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,543 people in 807 households**, the 9th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 5,543people (2011)
- 807households
- 68.4%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Matiar PIN code and other codes

Matiar falls in Manjhi sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatiyar
- Community development blockManjhi
- Census village code233370

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

## How far is Matiar from nearby towns?

- Manjhi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)32 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 Matiar?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Matiar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Matiyar.
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daudpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Matiar

Of every 100 households in Matiar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Matiar · ■ Manjhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****89%**

**71%

Television ****10%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

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 Matiar?

■ Matiar · ■ Manjhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**925

Working population ****22.6%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 56.4% for women. 39% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (20%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 117 (9%) · **■** Marginal 705 (56%)

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 Manjhi

- Dumri7,237 people
- Enaetpur7,066 people
- Bangra6,706 people
- Ghorahat5,785 people
- Sitalpur5,238 people
- Chephul4,918 people
- Bagahi4,676 people
- Daudpur4,486 people

[All 133 villages in Manjhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/manjhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matiar from Chhapra?35 km by road
- What is the population of Matiar?5,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matiar in?Saran district (Manjhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Matiar?68.4% (Census 2011)