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About Mathra Chak Village

Mathra Chak is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 179 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathra Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathra Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 179
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Mathra Chak compares

By the 2011 count Mathra Chak is the 114th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Mathra Chak

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

Mathra Chak lies about 21 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 7.3 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 Mathra Chak
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 7.3 km
District headquarters Kathua 21 km

Villages closest to Mathra Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranagar 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 Mathra Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathra Chak village had a population of 347. That makes it the 114th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Mathra Chak village has 179 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathra Chak has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Mathra Chak is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathra Chak covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathra Chak falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mathra Chak is Chhan Arorian, about 7.3 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 Mathra Chak.

Mathra Chak is about 21 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathra Chak is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about 6.1 km away. Chhan Arorian is about 7.3 km away. Kathua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mast Chak (under 2 km), Chak Deb (under 2 km) and Ramgarh (1.5 km).

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

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