About Matal Bakhog Village

Matal Bakhog is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 406 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matal Bakhog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matal Bakhog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	171226
Area (hectares)	458 hectares
Population	763
Male Population	406
Female Population	357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matal Bakhog compares

By the 2011 count Matal Bakhog is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Matal Bakhog

Matal Bakhog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matal Bakhog as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Matal Bakhog from other places

Matal Bakhog lies about 26 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 24 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 Matal Bakhog
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	11 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	24 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	26 km
Nearest town	Solan	26 km

Villages closest to Matal Bakhog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Matal Bakhog

As per the Census of India 2011, Matal Bakhog village had a population of 763. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Matal Bakhog village has 406 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matal Bakhog has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Matal Bakhog is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matal Bakhog covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matal Bakhog falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matal Bakhog is Salogra, about 24 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 village for Matal Bakhog.

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

Matal Bakhog is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 11 km away. Salogra is about 24 km away. Sirmaur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.