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About Matar Village

Matar is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 215 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 215
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Matar compares

By the 2011 count Matar is the 39th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Matar

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

Matar lies about 24 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Darazpur, about 40 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 Matar
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 9.4 km
Nearest town Nāhan 9.4 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 24 km
Nearest railway station Darazpur 40 km

Villages closest to Matar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matar village had a population of 438. That makes it the 39th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Matar village has 215 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matar has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Matar is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matar covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matar falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matar is Darazpur, about 40 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 Matar.

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

Matar is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 9.4 km away. Nāhan is about 9.4 km away. Sirmaur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambhalka (2.0 km), Bheron (2.2 km) and Nalka (2.7 km).

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

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