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About Matiana Village

Matiana is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 34 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 45.19 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 34
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
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 Matiana compares

By the 2011 count Matiana is the 137th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 45.19 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Matiana

Matiana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matiana 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 Matiana from other places

Matiana lies about 26 km from Shimla. 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 Matiana
District headquarters Shimla 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 34 km

Villages closest to Matiana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiana village had a population of 73. That makes it the 137th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Matiana village has 34 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiana has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Matiana is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiana covers 45.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matiana falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Matiana is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiana is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 26 km away. Rampur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Sainchi (3.9 km), Bajwa (8.0 km) and Jaghori (11 km).

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

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