About Mathla Village

Mathla is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 91 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171214
Area (hectares)	453.98 hectares
Population	173
Male Population	91
Female Population	82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathla compares

By the 2011 count Mathla is the 89th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 453.98 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mathla

Mathla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mathla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mathla from other places

Mathla lies about 9.7 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.7 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 Mathla
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	9.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	9.7 km

Villages closest to Mathla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathla village had a population of 173. That makes it the 89th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Mathla village has 91 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathla has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mathla is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathla covers 453.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathla falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mathla is Jutogh, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mathla.

Mathla is about 9.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathla is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 5.7 km away. Chirgaon is about 9.7 km away. Shimla is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.