About Mathow Village

Mathow is a small village in Nafra tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 113 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Mathow Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathow village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	West Kameng
Tehsil	Nafra
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	237
Male Population	113
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathow compares

By the 2011 count Mathow is the 11th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Mathow

Mathow is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mathow as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathow from other places

Mathow lies about 19 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 52 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mathow
Tehsil headquarters	Nafra	10 km
District headquarters	West Kameng	19 km
Nearest railway station	Bhalukpong	52 km
Nearest town	Dhekiajuli	81 km

Villages closest to Mathow

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nafra tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mathow

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathow village had a population of 237. That makes it the 11th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Mathow village has 113 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathow has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Mathow covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathow falls under Nafra tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mathow is Bhalukpong, about 52 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mathow.

Mathow is about 19 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathow is in Nafra tehsil of West Kameng district. Nafra is about 10 km away. West Kameng is about 19 km away. Bhalukpong is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.