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About Matrala Village

Matrala is a mid sized village in Pansemal tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,950, made up of 1,000 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.39 hectares hectares.

Matrala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matrala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pansemal
Area (hectares) 615.39 hectares
Population 1,950
Male Population 1,000
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matrala compares

By the 2011 count Matrala is the 22nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 615.39 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Matrala

Matrala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matrala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Matrala from other places

Matrala lies about 48 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Dondaicha, about 37 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 Matrala
Tehsil headquarters Pansemal 4.4 km
Nearest town Shāhāda 28 km
Nearest railway station Dondaicha 37 km
District headquarters Barwani 48 km

Villages closest to Matrala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matrala village had a population of 1,950. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Matrala village has 1,000 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matrala has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Matrala covers 615.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matrala falls under Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matrala is Dondaicha, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matrala.

Matrala is about 48 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matrala is in Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district. Pansemal is about 4.4 km away. Shāhāda is about 28 km away. Dondaicha is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhlada (2.8 km), Sakrali Buzurg (3.3 km) and Deodhar (3.9 km).

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

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