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Matihani

मतिहानी
Mohanpur mandal
Pincode 824232
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Matihani is a village in Mohanpur mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with a population of 2,019 in 324 households. It has a literacy rate of 56% and is located at 25.366°N, 86.157°E with postal code 824232.

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PUNAM DEVI
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LGD code
257243
Pincode
824232
Post office
Fatehpur (Gaya)
Population
2,019
Households
324
Literacy rate
56%
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000♂
Workers
786
Distance to district centre
31 km
Distance to mandal centre
44 km
Distance to Patna
105 km
Distance to Kolkata
383 km
Nearest railway station
Begu Sarai · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Matihani Referal · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Matihani compares

By population, Matihani ranks #21 of 231 villages in Mohanpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.0%
+10.3% vs mandal average
Matihani
56.0%
Mohanpur mandal
45.7%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
−8 vs mandal average
Matihani
977
Mohanpur mandal
985
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.5 vs mandal average
Matihani
6.2
Mohanpur mandal
6.7

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

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Matihani at a glance

Matihani is a village of 2,019 people in 324 households (Census 2011) in Mohanpur block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 21st-largest of 231 villages in Mohanpur block. Literacy is 56%, 10 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Gaya district centre, 0 km from Matihani, the nearest town, 7 km from Begu Sarai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824232, served by Fatehpur (Gaya) post office; the LGD village code is 257243. The nearest hospital or health centre is Matihani Referal, <1 km away. The sarpanch is PUNAM DEVI, and the village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 2,380 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Matihani

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Matihani · this village2,01956%
Matihani · Aurai1,93348%0 km N
Matihani · Matihani24,84758%0 km N
Matihani · Rajgir0 km N
Matihani · Bodh Gaya2,19336%0 km N
Matihani · Chhorahi2,63460%0 km N
Matihani · Paroo1,42542%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Matihani

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BODHGAYA
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Matihani
Total area (ha)
154
Irrigated area (ha)
123.9
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Matihani

LGD code
257243
Pincode
824232
Post office
Fatehpur (Gaya)
Population (Census 2011)
2,019
Population (projected 2026)
2,380
Households
324
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
977
Literacy rate
56.0%
Coordinates
25.36612°N, 86.15717°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mokama
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anant Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PUNAM DEVI
Block / Mandal
Mohanpur
Getting there

How to reach Matihani

Mandal centre
Mohanpur · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 30 min by car · 1 h 46 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gaya · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 5 min by car · 1 h 17 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 24,847 people
Matihani · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna105 kmcapital
  • Kolkata383 km
  • Delhi957 km
  • Hyderabad1190 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBegu Sarai7 km
  • Bus stopHarhar Mahadev7 km
  • Hospital / PHCMatihani Referal<1 km
  • ATM / bankSBI6 km
  • Petrol pumpLPG gas station24 km
  • CollegeG.D College7 km
  • Police stationFaridpur Police Station34 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Matihani

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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