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About Mathigatta Village

Mathigatta is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,223, made up of 621 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 977.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathigatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathigatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577557
Area (hectares) 977.73 hectares
Population 1,223
Male Population 621
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathigatta compares

By the 2011 count Mathigatta is the 59th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 977.73 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

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 10+ 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 Mathigatta from other places

Mathigatta lies about 22 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Amritapura, about 13 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 Amritapura 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 14 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 22 km

Villages closest to Mathigatta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Holalkere 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 1,223. That makes it the 59th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Mathigatta village has 621 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathigatta has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Mathigatta is 577557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathigatta covers 977.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathigatta falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mathigatta is Amritapura, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Mathigatta.

Mathigatta is about 22 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathigatta is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Amritapura is about 13 km away. Holalkere is about 14 km away. Chitradurga is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramenahalli (under 2 km), Nellikatte (1.9 km) and Horakeredevarapura (2.2 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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