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About Matran Village

Matran is a small village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 208 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil SAS Nagar
Pincode 140306
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 208
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matran compares

By the 2011 count Matran is the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 881.

Getting to Matran

Matran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matran as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matran from other places

Matran lies about 6.1 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 3.9 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 Matran
Nearest railway station Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters SAS Nagar 6.1 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 6.1 km
Nearest town Mohali 6.1 km

Villages closest to Matran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in SAS Nagar 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 Matran

As per the Census of India 2011, Matran village had a population of 382. That makes it the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Matran village has 208 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matran has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Matran is 140306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matran covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matran falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Matran is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Matran.

Matran is about 6.1 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matran is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) is about 3.9 km away. SAS Nagar is about 6.1 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari (under 2 km), Siau (under 2 km) and Bakarpur (under 2 km).

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

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