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About Matholi Village

Matholi is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 112 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 48.01 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 112
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Matholi compares

By the 2011 count Matholi is the 98th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 48.01 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Matholi

The census records public bus service for Matholi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matholi from other places

Matholi lies about 35 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 Matholi
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 35 km
District headquarters Shimla 35 km

Villages closest to Matholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Matholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Matholi village had a population of 217. That makes it the 98th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Matholi village has 112 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matholi has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Matholi is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matholi covers 48.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matholi falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Matholi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Matholi.

Matholi is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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

The closest recorded villages are Shanwla (2.9 km), Dhanail (6.0 km) and Up Muhal Jarech (6.7 km).

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

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