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About Matial Village

Matial is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 18 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,389 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matial village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176108
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 18
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,389
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 Matial compares

By the 2011 count Matial is the 165th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Matial

Matial is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matial 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 Matial from other places

Matial lies about 15 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 32 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 Matial
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 10 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 32 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Matial

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 Matial

As per the Census of India 2011, Matial village had a population of 43. That makes it the 165th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Matial village has 18 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matial has about 1389 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

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

Matial covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Matial is Churaru Takarla, about 32 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 Matial.

Matial 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.

Matial is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 10 km away. Hamirpur is about 15 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandrara (2.4 km), Chauri (2.9 km) and Kakkar (3.0 km).

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

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