About Matakere Village

Matakere is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 854 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matakere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Heggadadevankote
Pincode	571121
Area (hectares)	278.89 hectares
Population	1,697
Male Population	854
Female Population	843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matakere compares

By the 2011 count Matakere is the 40th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 278.89 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Matakere

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

Matakere lies about 37 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 33 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 Matakere
Tehsil headquarters	Heggadadevankote	5.3 km
Nearest town	Hunsūr	26 km
Nearest railway station	Sujatapuram	33 km
District headquarters	Mysore	37 km

Villages closest to Matakere

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

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Common questions about Matakere

As per the Census of India 2011, Matakere village had a population of 1,697. That makes it the 40th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Matakere village has 854 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matakere has about 987 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Matakere is 571121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matakere covers 278.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matakere falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Matakere is Sujatapuram, about 33 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 Matakere.

Matakere is about 37 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matakere is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 5.3 km away. Hunsūr is about 26 km away. Sujatapuram is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.