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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
DM
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Damyanti Murmu
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- LGD code
- 364370
- Pincode
- 832301
- Post office
- Chakulia
- Population
- 564
- Households
- 127
- Literacy rate
- 52%
- Sex ratio
- 965 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 228
Census 2011 · in context
How Matapur compares
By population, Matapur ranks #72 of 269 villages in Chakulia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.0%
−3.7% vs mandal average
- Matapur
- 52.0%
- Chakulia mandal
- 55.7%
- East Singhbum district
- 65.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
−15 vs mandal average
- Matapur
- 965
- Chakulia mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Matapur
- 4.4
- Chakulia mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Matapur at a glance
Matapur is a village of 564 people in 127 households (Census 2011) in Chakulia block, East Singhbum district, Jharkhand, the 72nd-largest of 269 villages in Chakulia block. Literacy is 52%, 4 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 832301, served by Chakulia post office; the LGD village code is 364370. The sarpanch is Damyanti Murmu. The population is estimated at 665 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kuchiyasholi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matapur · this village | 564 | 52% | — |
| Jira Para · Chakulia | 938 | 54% | — |
| Kuchiyasholi · Chakulia | 913 | 60% | — |
| Raspal · Chakulia | 674 | 59% | — |
| Shalbani Alias Baliband · Chakulia | 668 | 64% | — |
| Kushmati · Chakulia | 600 | 40% | — |
| Kharbanda · Chakulia | 501 | 63% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Matapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAKULIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 83
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KUCHIYASOLI
- Total area (ha)
- 111
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Matapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Matapur
- LGD code
- 364370
- Pincode
- 832301
- Post office
- Chakulia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 564
- Population (projected 2026)
- 665
- Households
- 127
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 965
- Literacy rate
- 52.0%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Damyanti Murmu
- Block / Mandal
- Chakulia
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 832301
- Shyamsundarpur AliasthakurbaChakulia mandal2,404 pop
- KalapatharChakulia mandal1,573 pop
- BaramaraChakulia mandal1,534 pop
- BendChakulia mandal1,513 pop
- MetyabandiChakulia mandal1,298 pop
- UdalChakulia mandal1,248 pop
- LodhasholiChakulia mandal1,220 pop
- ShardihaChakulia mandal1,190 pop
- ChandanpurChakulia mandal1,188 pop
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- Shardiha
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- Jamua
- Chaluniya
- Khanrband
- Bankati
- Dakshinashol
- Bhatkunda
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- Kuchiyasholi
- Bido
- Jugitupa
- Jardiha
- Lohamalia
- Kashiyabera
- Kalidaspur
- Kerukocha
- Khejuriya
- Purnapani
- Simdi
- Mural
- Baranata
- Rupuskunri
- Malkundi
- Kulbadiya
- Sonahatu
- Kaliyam
- Hariniya
- Maurabandhi
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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)