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About Matkunki Village

Matkunki is a mid sized village in Tasgaon tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,545, made up of 782 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 793.31 hectares hectares.

Matkunki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkunki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Tasgaon
Area (hectares) 793.31 hectares
Population 1,545
Male Population 782
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matkunki compares

By the 2011 count Matkunki is the 44th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents. Its 793.31 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Matkunki

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

Matkunki lies about 19 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Nandre, about 11 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 Matkunki
Tehsil headquarters Tasgaon 6.5 km
Nearest town Tāsgaon 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Nandre 11 km
District headquarters Sangli 19 km

Villages closest to Matkunki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkunki village had a population of 1,545. That makes it the 44th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents.

Matkunki village has 782 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkunki has about 976 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 985.

Matkunki covers 793.31 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.

Matkunki falls under Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Matkunki is Nandre, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matkunki.

Matkunki is about 19 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matkunki is in Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district. Tasgaon is about 6.5 km away. Tāsgaon is about 6.5 km away. Nandre is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagaon Kavathe (3.1 km), Kavathe Ekand (3.8 km) and Upalavi (4.0 km).

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

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