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Matia Population - Sahibganj, Jharkhand

Matia is a medium size village located in Borio Block of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand with total 152 families residing. The Matia village has population of 781 of which 390 are males while 391 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Matia village population of children with age 0-6 is 171 which makes up 21.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Matia village is 1003 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Matia as per census is 1060, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Matia village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Matia village was 27.21 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Matia Male literacy stands at 33.55 % while female literacy rate was 20.79 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Matia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Matia village.

Matia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 152 - -
Population 781 390 391
Child (0-6) 171 83 88
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 360 181 179
Literacy 27.21 % 33.55 % 20.79 %
Total Workers 382 195 187
Main Worker 321 - -
Marginal Worker 61 0 61

Caste Factor

In Matia village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 46.09 % of total population in Matia village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Matia village of Sahibganj.

Work Profile

In Matia village out of total population, 382 were engaged in work activities. 84.03 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.97 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 382 workers engaged in Main Work, 180 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 134 were Agricultural labourer.