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About Mathra Village

Mathra is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 63 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573102
Area (hectares) 125.6 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 63
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathra compares

By the 2011 count Mathra is the 231st largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 125.6 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Mathra

Mathra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mathra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathra from other places

Mathra lies about 34 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, 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 Mathra
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 11 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 26 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 31 km
District headquarters Hassan 34 km

Villages closest to Mathra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathra village had a population of 132. That makes it the 231st largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Mathra village has 63 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathra has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Mathra is 573102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathra covers 125.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathra falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mathra is Mavinakere, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mathra.

Mathra is about 34 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathra is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 11 km away. Mavinakere is about 26 km away. Sakleshpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magalu (under 2 km), Bagadalu (under 2 km) and Hondaravally (under 2 km).

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

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