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About Matlot Village

Matlot is a mid sized village in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 636 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matlot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matlot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode 182313
Area (hectares) 556 hectares
Population 1,268
Male Population 636
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matlot compares

By the 2011 count Matlot is the 36th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Matlot

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

Matlot lies about 12 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 12 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 Matlot
Tehsil headquarters Gool Gulabgarh 8.6 km
District headquarters Reasi 12 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 12 km
Nearest town Akhnūr 33 km

Villages closest to Matlot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gool Gulabgarh 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 Matlot

As per the Census of India 2011, Matlot village had a population of 1,268. That makes it the 36th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Matlot village has 636 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matlot has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Matlot is 182313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matlot covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matlot falls under Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Matlot is Dugga, about 12 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 Matlot.

Matlot is about 12 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matlot is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Gool Gulabgarh is about 8.6 km away. Reasi is about 12 km away. Dugga is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arnas (under 2 km), Kanthan (4.4 km) and Gulab Garh (8.6 km).

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

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