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About Matton Village

Matton is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 120 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matton Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matton village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 120
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Matton compares

By the 2011 count Matton is the 257th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 961.

Getting to Matton

Matton is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Matton as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matton from other places

Matton lies about 35 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Matton
Nearest town Banga 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 35 km

Villages closest to Matton

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matton village had a population of 235. That makes it the 257th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Matton village has 120 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matton has about 958 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Matton is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matton covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matton falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Matton notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Matton.

Matton is about 35 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matton is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Banga is about 4.7 km away. Garhshankar is about 13 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladhewal (under 2 km), Rampur (3.2 km) and Rampur Kharak (3.2 km).

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

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