About Matiund Village

Matiund is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 233 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiund village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	355 hectares
Population	458
Male Population	233
Female Population	225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matiund compares

By the 2011 count Matiund is the 78th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 968.

Getting to Matiund

Matiund is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matiund as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Matiund from other places

Matiund lies about 33 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 23 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 Matiund
Nearest railway station	Madhopur Punjab	23 km
Nearest town	Mamun	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	33 km
District headquarters	Chamba	33 km

Villages closest to Matiund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiund village had a population of 458. That makes it the 78th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Matiund village has 233 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiund 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Matiund is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiund covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matiund falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matiund is Madhopur Punjab, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matiund.

Matiund is about 33 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiund is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Madhopur Punjab is about 23 km away. Mamun is about 25 km away. Chaurah is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.