About Mat Village

Mat is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 198 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176001
Area (hectares)	36.46 hectares
Population	363
Male Population	198
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	833
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mat compares

By the 2011 count Mat is the 88th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 36.46 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mat

Mat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mat 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mat from other places

Mat lies about 9.7 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 8.0 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 Mat
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	6.2 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	8.0 km
District headquarters	Kangra	9.7 km

Villages closest to Mat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mat village had a population of 363. That makes it the 88th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Mat village has 198 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mat has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mat is 176001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mat covers 36.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mat falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mat is Kangra Mandir, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mat.

Mat is about 9.7 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mat is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 6.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 6.2 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.