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About Matasar Village

Matasar is a mid sized village in Barmer tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 425 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matasar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Barmer
Pincode 344035
Area (hectares) 610 hectares
Population 827
Male Population 425
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matasar compares

By the 2011 count Matasar is the 131st largest of the 294 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 610 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Matasar

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

Matasar lies about 22 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Baniya Sanda Dhora, about 9.4 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 Matasar
Nearest railway station Baniya Sanda Dhora 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barmer 22 km
Nearest town Bārmer 22 km

Villages closest to Matasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matasar village had a population of 827. That makes it the 131st largest of the 294 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Matasar village has 425 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matasar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Matasar is 344035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matasar covers 610 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matasar falls under Barmer tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Matasar is Baniya Sanda Dhora, about 9.4 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 Matasar.

Matasar is about 22 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matasar is in Barmer tehsil of Barmer district. Baniya Sanda Dhora is about 9.4 km away. Barmer is about 22 km away. Bārmer is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rawatsar (6.7 km), Rawatsar East (6.7 km) and Rawatsar South (6.7 km).

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

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