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About Matriari Village

Matriari is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 48 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matriari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matriari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 69.88 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 48
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Matriari compares

By the 2011 count Matriari is the 122nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 69.88 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Matriari

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

Matriari lies about 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 5.3 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 Matriari
Nearest railway station Samloti 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 6.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 10 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Matriari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Matriari

As per the Census of India 2011, Matriari village had a population of 97. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Matriari village has 48 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matriari has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Matriari is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matriari covers 69.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matriari falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matriari is Samloti, about 5.3 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 Matriari.

Matriari is about 10 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matriari is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 5.3 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 6.9 km away. Kangra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mariari (under 2 km), Bachhun (under 2 km) and Harru (under 2 km).

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

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