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Matiari

मतियारी
Jokihat mandal
Pincode 854329
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ajay kumar Mandal
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LGD code
222131
Pincode
854329
Post office
Jokihat
Population
690
Households
173
Literacy rate
52%
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000♂
Workers
281
Census 2011 · in context

How Matiari compares

By population, Matiari ranks #88 of 99 villages in Jokihat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.0%
+10.7% vs mandal average
Matiari
52.0%
Jokihat mandal
41.3%
Araria district
42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
+14 vs mandal average
Matiari
933
Jokihat mandal
919
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.9 vs mandal average
Matiari
4.0
Jokihat mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Matiari at a glance

Matiari is a village of 690 people in 173 households (Census 2011) in Jokihat block, Araria district, Bihar, the 88th-largest of 99 villages in Jokihat block. Literacy is 52%, 11 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854329, served by Jokihat post office; the LGD village code is 222131. The sarpanch is Ajay kumar Mandal, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 814 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Matiari

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
1
Power hours (winter)
1
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARARIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
16
Distance to district HQ (km)
16
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Matiari
Total area (ha)
32
Irrigated area (ha)
16
Forest area (ha)
0.4

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Matiari

LGD code
222131
Pincode
854329
Post office
Jokihat
Population (Census 2011)
690
Population (projected 2026)
814
Households
173
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
933
Literacy rate
52.0%
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Ajay kumar Mandal
Block / Mandal
Jokihat
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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