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About Matkot Village

Matkot is a mid sized village in Tokapal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 494 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkot village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Tokapal
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 596.31 hectares
Population 1,053
Male Population 494
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matkot compares

By the 2011 count Matkot is the 29th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 596.31 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Matkot

Matkot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matkot as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kondaloor, Koyapal, Kurenga and Mandwa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Matkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkot village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 29th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Matkot village has 494 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkot has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1069.

The pincode recorded for Matkot is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkot covers 596.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matkot falls under Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Matkot notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matkot.

Matkot is in Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Matkot today is likely to be higher.

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