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About Mathar Village

Mathar is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 427 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 604.94 hectares hectares.

Mathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 604.94 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 427
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathar compares

By the 2011 count Mathar is the 43rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 604.94 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1022.

Getting to Mathar

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

Mathar lies about 39 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 41 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 Mathar
Tehsil headquarters Niwas 12 km
District headquarters Mandla 39 km
Nearest town Mandlā 39 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 41 km

Villages closest to Mathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathar village had a population of 875. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Mathar village has 427 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathar has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Mathar covers 604.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathar falls under Niwas tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mathar is Mandla Fort, about 41 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 Mathar.

Mathar is about 39 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathar is in Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 12 km away. Mandla is about 39 km away. Mandlā is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malhari Mal (under 2 km), Malhari Ryt (under 2 km) and Dalakhapa (1.8 km).

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

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