About Matal Village

Matal is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 47 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175046
Area (hectares)	43.23 hectares
Population	99
Male Population	47
Female Population	52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,106
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matal compares

By the 2011 count Matal is the 118th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 43.23 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Matal

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

Matal lies about 52 km from Mandi. 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 Matal
Nearest town	Shimla	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	35 km
District headquarters	Mandi	52 km

Villages closest to Matal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matal village had a population of 99. That makes it the 118th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Matal village has 47 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matal has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Matal is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matal covers 43.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matal falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Matal notes the nearest railway station 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 Matal.

Matal is about 52 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matal is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Shimla is about 30 km away. Nihri is about 35 km away. Mandi is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.