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About Mathur Village

Mathur is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 556 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 910.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577597, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577597
Area (hectares) 910.58 hectares
Population 1,102
Male Population 556
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathur compares

By the 2011 count Mathur is the 68th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 910.58 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mathur

Mathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mathur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mathur from other places

Mathur lies about 63 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about 26 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 Mathur
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 14 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 14 km
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road 26 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 63 km

Villages closest to Mathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathur village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 68th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Mathur village has 556 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mathur is 577597. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathur covers 910.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathur falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mathur is Hosadurga Road, about 26 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 village for Mathur.

Mathur is about 63 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathur is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 14 km away. Hosadurga is about 14 km away. Hosadurga Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alagatta (2.4 km), Mallenahalli (2.9 km) and Gollarahalli (4.2 km).

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

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