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About Mathi Bajgan Village

Mathi Bajgan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 142 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathi Bajgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathi Bajgan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 211.53 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 142
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathi Bajgan compares

By the 2011 count Mathi Bajgan is the 75th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 211.53 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Mathi Bajgan

Mathi Bajgan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mathi Bajgan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mathi Bajgan from other places

Mathi Bajgan lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 37 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 Mathi Bajgan
Nearest town Sundarnagar 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 30 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 37 km

Villages closest to Mathi Bajgan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padhar 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 Mathi Bajgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathi Bajgan village had a population of 263. That makes it the 75th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Mathi Bajgan village has 142 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathi Bajgan has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Mathi Bajgan is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathi Bajgan covers 211.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathi Bajgan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mathi Bajgan is Olinda, about 37 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mathi Bajgan.

Mathi Bajgan is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathi Bajgan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Padhar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barot (2.7 km), Markhan (6.6 km) and Kasambal (8.9 km).

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

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