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About Matkehru Village

Matkehru is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 86 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 756 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkehru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkehru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176123
Area (hectares) 33.04 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 86
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 756
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matkehru compares

By the 2011 count Matkehru is the 135th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 33.04 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Matkehru

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

Matkehru lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Matkehru
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km

Villages closest to Matkehru

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.

Common questions about Matkehru

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkehru village had a population of 151. That makes it the 135th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Matkehru village has 86 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkehru has about 756 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Matkehru is 176123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkehru covers 33.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Matkehru is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Matkehru.

Matkehru is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matkehru is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darubbal (under 2 km), Kunkar (under 2 km) and Tariambli (under 2 km).

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

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