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About Mathak Village

Mathak is a large village in Anjar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,278, made up of 1,184 males and 1,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1874.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathak village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Anjar
Pincode 370205
Area (hectares) 1874.89 hectares
Population 2,278
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathak compares

By the 2011 count Mathak is the 21st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 1874.89 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mathak

Mathak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mathak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mathak from other places

Mathak lies about 42 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Devalia Road, about 5.3 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 Mathak
Nearest railway station Devalia Road 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Anjar 12 km
Nearest town Anjār 12 km
District headquarters Kachchh 42 km

Villages closest to Mathak

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

Common questions about Mathak

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathak village had a population of 2,278. That makes it the 21st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Mathak village has 1,184 males and 1,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathak has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Mathak is 370205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathak covers 1874.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathak falls under Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mathak is Devalia Road, about 5.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mathak.

Mathak is about 42 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathak is in Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district. Devalia Road is about 5.3 km away. Anjar is about 12 km away. Anjār is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanghad (2.5 km), Valadiya Bitta (3.5 km) and Devaliya (4.0 km).

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

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