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About Mathigatta Village

Mathigatta is a large village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,210, made up of 1,051 males and 1,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 889.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577548, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathigatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathigatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577548
Area (hectares) 889.34 hectares
Population 2,210
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 1,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mathigatta compares

By the 2011 count Mathigatta is the 17th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 889.34 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Mathigatta

Mathigatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mathigatta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathigatta from other places

Mathigatta lies about 39 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Devanur, about 6.1 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 Mathigatta
Nearest railway station Devanur 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 11 km
Nearest town Kadūr 11 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 39 km

Villages closest to Mathigatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathigatta village had a population of 2,210. That makes it the 17th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Mathigatta village has 1,051 males and 1,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathigatta has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Mathigatta is 577548. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathigatta covers 889.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathigatta falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mathigatta is Devanur, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mathigatta.

Mathigatta is about 39 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathigatta is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Devanur is about 6.1 km away. Kadur is about 11 km away. Kadūr 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 Meredevarahalli (1.6 km), Beeranahalli (1.8 km) and Cheelanahalli (1.8 km).

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

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