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About Shekha Matta Village

Shekha Matta is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 259 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekha Matta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekha Matta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 259
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekha Matta compares

By the 2011 count Shekha Matta is the 202nd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Shekha Matta

Shekha Matta 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 Shekha Matta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shekha Matta from other places

Shekha Matta lies about 81 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 Shekha Matta
Nearest town Gurdaspur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 29 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 81 km

Villages closest to Shekha Matta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 Shekha Matta

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekha Matta village had a population of 501. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Shekha Matta village has 259 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekha Matta has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Shekha Matta is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekha Matta covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekha Matta falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

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

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

Shekha Matta is about 81 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekha Matta is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Gurdaspur is about 7.2 km away. Mukerian is about 29 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baopur (4.6 km), Tung (5.0 km) and Naharpur (6.0 km).

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

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