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About Mate Village

Mate is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,519, made up of 746 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.49 hectares hectares.

Mate Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mate village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 168.49 hectares
Population 1,519
Male Population 746
Female Population 773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mate compares

By the 2011 count Mate is the 26th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 168.49 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Mate

Mate is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mate as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mate from other places

Mate lies about 23 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 23 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 Mate
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 23 km
District headquarters Balaghat 23 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 31 km

Villages closest to Mate

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mate village had a population of 1,519. That makes it the 26th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Mate village has 746 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mate has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Mate covers 168.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mate falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mate is Dhapewara, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mate.

Mate is about 23 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mate is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Dhapewara is about 23 km away. Balaghat is about 23 km away. Bālāghāt 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 Korka (2.0 km), Ghuitola (5.4 km) and Harranala (6.7 km).

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

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