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About Matkanda Village

Matkanda is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 45 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkanda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 26.4 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 45
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matkanda compares

By the 2011 count Matkanda is the 78th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 26.4 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Matkanda

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

Matkanda lies about 9.9 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Dharampur Himachal, about 3.5 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 Matkanda
Nearest railway station Dharampur Himachal 3.5 km
District headquarters Solan 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 11 km

Villages closest to Matkanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkanda village had a population of 99. That makes it the 78th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Matkanda village has 45 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkanda has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Matkanda is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkanda covers 26.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matkanda falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matkanda is Dharampur Himachal, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance for Matkanda.

Matkanda is about 9.9 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matkanda is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Dharampur Himachal is about 3.5 km away. Solan is about 9.9 km away. Krishangarh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arla (1.8 km), Chauni Kamthanua (2.1 km) and Chanol (4.6 km).

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

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