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About Matru Village

Matru is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 247 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,202 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 247
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,202
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Matru compares

By the 2011 count Matru is the 55th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Matru

Matru 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 Matru 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matru from other places

Matru lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 2.2 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 Matru
Nearest railway station Ahju 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 11 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km

Villages closest to Matru

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 Matru

As per the Census of India 2011, Matru village had a population of 544. That makes it the 55th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Matru village has 247 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matru has about 1202 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Matru is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matru covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Matru is Ahju, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance for Matru.

Matru is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matru is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Ahju is about 2.2 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 11 km away. Dharamsala is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatwara (under 2 km), Bhajrala (under 2 km) and D P F Bhajrala (under 2 km).

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

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