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About Mati Handoo Village

Mati Handoo is a large village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,909, made up of 1,483 males and 1,426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.6 hectares hectares.

Mati Handoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mati Handoo village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Kokernag
Area (hectares) 190.6 hectares
Population 2,909
Male Population 1,483
Female Population 1,426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mati Handoo compares

By the 2011 count Mati Handoo is the 25th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 190.6 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Mati Handoo

Mati Handoo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mati Handoo 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. The nearest villages by name are Khara Pora, Lar Noo, Lisoo Bran Nar and Lisser Chawal Gam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mati Handoo

As per the Census of India 2011, Mati Handoo village had a population of 2,909. That makes it the 25th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Mati Handoo village has 1,483 males and 1,426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mati Handoo has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Mati Handoo covers 190.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mati Handoo falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Mati Handoo notes the nearest railway station 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 Mati Handoo.

Mati Handoo is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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