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About Matha Village

Matha is a mid sized village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 278 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matha village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 562021
Area (hectares) 178.76 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 278
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matha compares

By the 2011 count Matha is the 123rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 178.76 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Matha

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

Matha lies about 17 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Ketohalli, about 15 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 Matha
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 12 km
Nearest town Māgadi 12 km
Nearest railway station Ketohalli 15 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 17 km

Villages closest to Matha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matha village had a population of 525. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Matha village has 278 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matha has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Matha is 562021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matha covers 178.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matha falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Matha is Ketohalli, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Matha.

Matha is about 17 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matha is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Magadi is about 12 km away. Māgadi is about 12 km away. Ketohalli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guddalahalli (under 2 km), Gerahalli (under 2 km) and Ajjanahalli (1.6 km).

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

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