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About Mata Village

Mata is a mid sized village in Gopadbanas tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 389 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.39 hectares hectares.

Mata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Gopadbanas
Area (hectares) 227.39 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 389
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mata compares

By the 2011 count Mata is the 103rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 227.39 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Mata

Mata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mata as Available within <5 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 Mata from other places

Mata lies about 22 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Marwasgram, 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 Mata
Nearest railway station Marwasgram 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopadbanas 22 km
District headquarters Sidhi 22 km

Villages closest to Mata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mata village had a population of 759. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Mata village has 389 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mata has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Mata covers 227.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mata falls under Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mata is Marwasgram, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mata.

Mata is about 22 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mata is in Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district. Marwasgram is about 18 km away. Gopadbanas is about 22 km away. Sidhi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aethi (under 2 km), Sarethi (under 2 km) and Khamh (1.9 km).

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

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