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About Mather Village

Mather is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 51 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mather Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mather village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 17.2 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 51
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mather compares

By the 2011 count Mather is the 304th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 17.2 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mather

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

Mather lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 5.6 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 Mather
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 5.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 45 km

Villages closest to Mather

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mather village had a population of 100. That makes it the 304th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Mather village has 51 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mather has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Mather is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mather covers 17.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mather falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mather is Nurpur Road, about 5.6 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 Mather.

Mather is about 45 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mather is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 3.0 km away. Nurpur Road is about 5.6 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Har Ther (under 2 km), Ther (under 2 km) and Ther Khas (under 2 km).

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

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