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About Mathohal Village

Mathohal is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 77 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathohal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathohal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176040
Area (hectares) 45.7 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 77
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathohal compares

By the 2011 count Mathohal is the 75th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 45.7 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Mathohal

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

Mathohal lies about 28 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 37 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 Mathohal
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 24 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 28 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 37 km

Villages closest to Mathohal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathohal village had a population of 168. That makes it the 75th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Mathohal village has 77 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathohal has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Mathohal is 176040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathohal covers 45.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathohal falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mathohal is Olinda, about 37 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 Mathohal.

Mathohal is about 28 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathohal is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Dhatwal is about 24 km away. Hamirpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaller (2.0 km), Chauki (4.3 km) and Changar (5.6 km).

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

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