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About Matehr Village

Matehr is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 336 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, 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 Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 68.65 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 336
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Matehr compares

By the 2011 count Matehr is the 32nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 68.65 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Matehr

Matehr is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Matehr 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 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 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 2.0 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 Matehr
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 3.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km

Villages closest to Matehr

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 Matehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Matehr village had a population of 699. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Matehr village has 336 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matehr has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Matehr covers 68.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Matehr is Chamunda Marg, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Matehr is about 14 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 Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 2.0 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 3.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakha Mandal (under 2 km), Majhetli Uperli (under 2 km) and Sakrehr (under 2 km).

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

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