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About Matki Village

Matki is a large village in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,206, made up of 2,194 males and 2,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2837.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Aland
Pincode 585302
Area (hectares) 2837.67 hectares
Population 4,206
Male Population 2,194
Female Population 2,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matki compares

By the 2011 count Matki is the 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 2837.67 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Matki

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

Matki lies about 47 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kulali, about 30 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 Matki
Tehsil headquarters Aland 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kulali 30 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 47 km

Villages closest to Matki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matki village had a population of 4,206. That makes it the 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Matki village has 2,194 males and 2,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matki has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Matki is 585302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matki covers 2837.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matki falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Matki is Kulali, about 30 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 Matki.

Matki is about 47 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matki is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Aland is about 9.3 km away. Kulali is about 30 km away. Gulbarga is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salegaon (4.2 km), Hebli (4.5 km) and Nirgudi (5.1 km).

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

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