Skip to main content

About Matlag Falad Village

Matlag Falad is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 130 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matlag Falad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matlag Falad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 52.27 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 130
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matlag Falad compares

By the 2011 count Matlag Falad is the 97th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 52.27 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Matlag Falad

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

Matlag Falad lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 32 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 Matlag Falad
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 2.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 32 km

Villages closest to Matlag Falad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat 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 Matlag Falad

As per the Census of India 2011, Matlag Falad village had a population of 264. That makes it the 97th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Matlag Falad village has 130 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matlag Falad has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Matlag Falad is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matlag Falad covers 52.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matlag Falad falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matlag Falad is Joginder Nagar, about 32 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 Matlag Falad.

Matlag Falad is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matlag Falad is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 2.1 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamyar (under 2 km), Sarohli (under 2 km) and Talangra (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All