About Matra Village

Matra is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 786 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Dhamdha
Pincode	491332
Area (hectares)	480.28 hectares
Population	1,565
Male Population	786
Female Population	779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matra compares

By the 2011 count Matra is the 36th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 480.28 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Matra

Matra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matra from other places

Matra lies about 32 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 26 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 Matra
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdha	9.4 km
Nearest town	Ahīwāra	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kumhari	26 km
District headquarters	Durg	32 km

Villages closest to Matra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdha 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 Matra

As per the Census of India 2011, Matra village had a population of 1,565. That makes it the 36th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Matra village has 786 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matra has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Matra is 491332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matra covers 480.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matra falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Matra is Kumhari, about 26 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matra.

Matra is about 32 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matra is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 9.4 km away. Ahīwāra is about 10 km away. Kumhari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.