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About Matohli Village

Matohli is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 155 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matohli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matohli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 308.16 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 155
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matohli compares

By the 2011 count Matohli is the 74th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 308.16 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Matohli

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

Matohli lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 11 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 Matohli
Tehsil headquarters Indora 10 km
Nearest railway station Talara 11 km
Nearest town Mamun 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Matohli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matohli village had a population of 292. That makes it the 74th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Matohli village has 155 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matohli has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Matohli is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matohli covers 308.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matohli falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matohli is Talara, about 11 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 Matohli.

Matohli is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matohli is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 10 km away. Talara is about 11 km away. Mamun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salhana (under 2 km), Jamgal (under 2 km) and Dhiala (under 2 km).

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

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