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About Matala Village

Matala is a mid sized village in Hadgaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 235 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.19 hectares hectares.

Matala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Hadgaon
Area (hectares) 202.19 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 235
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
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 Matala compares

By the 2011 count Matala is the 120th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents. Its 202.19 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Matala

Matala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matala 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 Matala from other places

Matala lies about 61 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 34 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 Matala
Nearest town Umarkhed 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hadgaon 16 km
Nearest railway station Jawalgaon (Deccan) 34 km
District headquarters Nanded 61 km

Villages closest to Matala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matala village had a population of 503. That makes it the 120th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents.

Matala village has 235 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matala has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Matala covers 202.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matala falls under Hadgaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Matala is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 34 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 Matala.

Matala is about 61 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matala is in Hadgaon tehsil of Nanded district. Umarkhed is about 9.1 km away. Hadgaon is about 16 km away. Jawalgaon (Deccan) is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manula (under 2 km), Sapti (3.4 km) and Shirad (3.4 km).

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

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