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About Matarkhed Village

Matarkhed is a small village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 138 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matarkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matarkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Pincode 443302
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 138
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matarkhed compares

By the 2011 count Matarkhed is the 78th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Matarkhed

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

Matarkhed lies about 66 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 55 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 Matarkhed
Nearest town Mehkar 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 10 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 55 km
District headquarters Buldana 66 km

Villages closest to Matarkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matarkhed village had a population of 260. That makes it the 78th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Matarkhed village has 138 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matarkhed has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Matarkhed is 443302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matarkhed covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matarkhed falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Matarkhed is Kekatumar, about 55 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 10+ km distance for Matarkhed.

Matarkhed is about 66 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matarkhed is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 9.8 km away. Lonar is about 10 km away. Kekatumar is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nijampur (under 2 km), Weni (1.7 km) and Borkhedi (2.9 km).

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

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