About Matehal Village

Matehal is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 234 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matehal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matehal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	79.6 hectares
Population	456
Male Population	234
Female Population	222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matehal compares

By the 2011 count Matehal is the 44th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 79.6 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Matehal

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

Matehal lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 44 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 Matehal
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	14 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	38 km
District headquarters	Mandi	43 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	44 km

Villages closest to Matehal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matehal village had a population of 456. That makes it the 44th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Matehal village has 234 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matehal has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Matehal is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matehal covers 79.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matehal falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matehal is Shimla, about 44 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 Matehal.

Matehal 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.

Matehal is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.