About Mataval Village

Mataval is one of the larger villages in Nizar tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,083, made up of 3,007 males and 3,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394380, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mataval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mataval village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Tapi
Tehsil	Nizar
Pincode	394380
Area (hectares)	293.1 hectares
Population	6,083
Male Population	3,007
Female Population	3,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mataval compares

By the 2011 count Mataval is the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 293.1 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Mataval

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

Mataval lies about 24 km from Tapi, and the nearest railway station is Nandurbar, 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 Mataval
Nearest town	Taloda	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Nandurbar	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nizar	24 km
District headquarters	Tapi	24 km

Villages closest to Mataval

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mataval village had a population of 6,083. That makes it the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Mataval village has 3,007 males and 3,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mataval has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Mataval is 394380. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mataval covers 293.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mataval falls under Nizar tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mataval is Nandurbar, 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 10+ km distance for Mataval.

Mataval is about 24 km from Tapi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mataval is in Nizar tehsil of Tapi district. Taloda is about 4.8 km away. Nandurbar is about 22 km away. Nizar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.