About Matehr Village

Matehr is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 31 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,516 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matehr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176030
Area (hectares)	66.67 hectares
Population	78
Male Population	31
Female Population	47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,516
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matehr compares

By the 2011 count Matehr is the 158th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 66.67 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Matehr

Matehr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matehr as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Matehr from other places

Matehr lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 16 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 Matehr
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	16 km
District headquarters	Kangra	21 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	33 km

Villages closest to Matehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matehr village had a population of 78. That makes it the 158th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Matehr village has 31 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matehr has about 1516 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Matehr is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matehr covers 66.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matehr falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matehr is Jawalamukhi Road, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matehr.

Matehr is about 21 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matehr is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 3.1 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.