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About Mattigar Village

Mattigar is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 38 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mattigar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mattigar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581355
Area (hectares) 188.96 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 38
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mattigar compares

By the 2011 count Mattigar is the 163rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 188.96 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Mattigar

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

Mattigar lies about 52 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 11 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 Mattigar
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 11 km
Nearest town Sāgar 23 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 52 km

Villages closest to Mattigar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mattigar village had a population of 75. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Mattigar village has 38 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mattigar has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Mattigar is 581355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mattigar covers 188.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mattigar falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mattigar is Talaguppa, about 11 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 Mattigar.

Mattigar is about 52 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mattigar is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 4.5 km away. Talaguppa is about 11 km away. Sāgar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padavanbail (under 2 km), Golgod (under 2 km) and Nagarbhavi (1.9 km).

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

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