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About Mate Village

Mate is a large village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,198, made up of 1,068 males and 1,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660.41 hectares hectares.

Mate Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mate village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 660.41 hectares
Population 2,198
Male Population 1,068
Female Population 1,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mate compares

By the 2011 count Mate is the 21st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 660.41 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Mate

Mate is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mate as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mate from other places

Mate lies about 24 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Hatta Road, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Hatta Road 18 km
District headquarters Balaghat 24 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 24 km

Villages closest to Mate

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kirnapur 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 2,198. That makes it the 21st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Mate village has 1,068 males and 1,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mate has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Mate covers 660.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mate is Hatta Road, about 18 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 village for Mate.

Mate is about 24 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 Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 9.7 km away. Hatta Road is about 18 km away. Balaghat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakkar (2.2 km), Salhe (2.8 km) and Kesha (2.9 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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