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About Mathighatta Village

Mathighatta is a large village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,106, made up of 1,035 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathighatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathighatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573121
Area (hectares) 892.36 hectares
Population 2,106
Male Population 1,035
Female Population 1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mathighatta compares

By the 2011 count Mathighatta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 892.36 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Mathighatta

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

How far is Mathighatta from other places

Mathighatta lies about 26 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Kanive Halli, about 20 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 Mathighatta
Nearest railway station Kanive Halli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Belur 22 km
Nearest town Belūr 22 km
District headquarters Hassan 26 km

Villages closest to Mathighatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathighatta village had a population of 2,106. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Mathighatta village has 1,035 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathighatta has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Mathighatta is 573121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathighatta covers 892.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathighatta falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mathighatta is Kanive Halli, about 20 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 village for Mathighatta.

Mathighatta is about 26 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathighatta is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Kanive Halli is about 20 km away. Belur is about 22 km away. Belūr 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 Kanakenahalli (2.8 km), Ghattadahalli (3.0 km) and Shivanenahalli (3.6 km).

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

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