About Mattewal Village

Mattewal is a large village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,284, made up of 1,754 males and 1,530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mattewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mattewal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Baba Bakala
Pincode	143504
Area (hectares)	625 hectares
Population	3,284
Male Population	1,754
Female Population	1,530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mattewal compares

By the 2011 count Mattewal is the 23rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 625 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Mattewal

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

Mattewal lies about 26 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 10 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 Mattewal
Nearest railway station	Jaintipura	10 km
Nearest town	Batāla	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baba Bakala	19 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	26 km

Villages closest to Mattewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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.

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Common questions about Mattewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mattewal village had a population of 3,284. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Mattewal village has 1,754 males and 1,530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mattewal has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Mattewal is 143504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mattewal covers 625 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mattewal falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mattewal is Jaintipura, about 10 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 village for Mattewal.

Mattewal is about 26 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mattewal is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Jaintipura is about 10 km away. Batāla is about 14 km away. Baba Bakala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.