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About Matiara Village

Matiara is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 193 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175033
Area (hectares) 52.27 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 193
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matiara compares

By the 2011 count Matiara is the 40th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 52.27 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Matiara

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

Matiara lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 39 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 Matiara
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 7.0 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 39 km

Villages closest to Matiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiara village had a population of 386. That makes it the 40th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Matiara village has 193 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Matiara is 175033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiara covers 52.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matiara falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matiara is Olinda, about 39 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 Matiara.

Matiara is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiara is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 7.0 km away. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadwal (2.0 km), Bharnal (3.2 km) and Ropa Thathar (3.3 km).

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

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