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About Matwar Village

Matwar is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 63 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177042
Area (hectares) 29.68 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 63
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matwar compares

By the 2011 count Matwar is the 212th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 29.68 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Matwar

Matwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Matwar from other places

Matwar lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 25 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 Matwar
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 3.8 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 25 km
Nearest town Nangal 40 km

Villages closest to Matwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matwar village had a population of 119. That makes it the 212th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Matwar village has 63 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matwar has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Matwar is 177042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matwar covers 29.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matwar falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matwar is Churaru Takarla, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Matwar.

Matwar is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matwar is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 3.8 km away. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallar (under 2 km), Jajoli (under 2 km) and Harmandir Rakwalan (under 2 km).

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

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