About Mathal Village

Mathal is a large village in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,933, made up of 1,492 males and 1,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1707.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathal village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Nakhatrana
Pincode	370605
Area (hectares)	1707.51 hectares
Population	2,933
Male Population	1,492
Female Population	1,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathal compares

By the 2011 count Mathal is the 10th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 1707.51 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Mathal

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

Mathal lies about 58 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sanosara, about 22 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 Mathal
Tehsil headquarters	Nakhatrana	12 km
Nearest railway station	Sanosara	22 km
Nearest town	Bhuj	53 km
District headquarters	Kachchh	58 km

Villages closest to Mathal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathal village had a population of 2,933. That makes it the 10th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Mathal village has 1,492 males and 1,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathal has about 966 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Mathal is 370605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathal covers 1707.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathal falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mathal is Sanosara, about 22 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 Mathal.

Mathal is about 58 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathal is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Nakhatrana is about 12 km away. Sanosara is about 22 km away. Bhuj is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.