About Mathighatta Village

Mathighatta is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 323 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathighatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathighatta village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Bhadravati
Pincode	577227
Area (hectares)	271.16 hectares
Population	640
Male Population	323
Female Population	317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathighatta compares

By the 2011 count Mathighatta is the 99th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 271.16 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

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 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 14 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Bidare, about 7.2 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	Shimoga Bidare	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadravati	9.3 km
Nearest town	Bhadrāvati	9.3 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	14 km

Villages closest to Mathighatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathighatta village had a population of 640. That makes it the 99th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Mathighatta village has 323 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathighatta has about 981 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Mathighatta is 577227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathighatta covers 271.16 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 Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mathighatta is Shimoga Bidare, about 7.2 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 Mathighatta.

Mathighatta is about 14 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathighatta is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Shimoga Bidare is about 7.2 km away. Bhadravati is about 9.3 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.