About Matkehr Village

Matkehr is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 98 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,316 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkehr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	176120
Area (hectares)	57.16 hectares
Population	227
Male Population	98
Female Population	129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,316
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matkehr compares

By the 2011 count Matkehr is the 107th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 57.16 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Matkehr

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

Matkehr lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 7.9 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 Matkehr
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	7.9 km
District headquarters	Mandi	26 km

Villages closest to Matkehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkehr village had a population of 227. That makes it the 107th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Matkehr village has 98 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkehr has about 1316 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Matkehr is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkehr covers 57.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matkehr falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matkehr is Buffer Stop, about 7.9 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 Matkehr.

Matkehr is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matkehr is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 7.7 km away. Buffer Stop is about 7.9 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.