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About Mathighatta Village

Mathighatta is a mid sized village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,843, made up of 907 males and 936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 956.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathighatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathighatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572219
Area (hectares) 956.42 hectares
Population 1,843
Male Population 907
Female Population 936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 20th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 956.42 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

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 69 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tiptur, about 9.0 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 Tiptur 9.0 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 30 km
District headquarters Tumkur 69 km

Villages closest to Mathighatta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chiknayakanhalli 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 1,843. That makes it the 20th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Mathighatta village has 907 males and 936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathighatta has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Mathighatta is 572219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathighatta covers 956.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathighatta falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mathighatta is Tiptur, about 9.0 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 69 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathighatta is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Tiptur is about 9.0 km away. Tiptūr is about 9.0 km away. Chiknayakanhalli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachihalli (4.1 km), Kodihalli (6.4 km) and Bavanahalli (10 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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