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About Mathan Village

Mathan is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 33 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176108
Area (hectares) 26.14 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 33
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathan compares

By the 2011 count Mathan is the 150th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 26.14 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Mathan

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

Mathan lies about 15 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 29 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 Mathan
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 4.7 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 29 km
Nearest town Mandi 45 km

Villages closest to Mathan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Mathan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathan village had a population of 63. That makes it the 150th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Mathan village has 33 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Mathan is 176108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathan covers 26.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathan falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mathan is Panchrukhi, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Mathan.

Mathan is about 15 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathan is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 4.7 km away. Hamirpur is about 15 km away. Panchrukhi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaunki (under 2 km), Bhadrana (under 2 km) and Laungni (under 2 km).

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

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