About Matora Village

Matora is a large village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,612, made up of 1,373 males and 1,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1185.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matora village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Osian
Pincode	342311
Area (hectares)	1185.23 hectares
Population	2,612
Male Population	1,373
Female Population	1,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matora compares

By the 2011 count Matora is the 50th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 1185.23 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Matora

Matora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matora as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Matora from other places

Matora lies about 78 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Harlaya, about 19 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 Matora
Nearest railway station	Harlaya	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Osian	26 km
Nearest town	Phalodi	54 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	78 km

Villages closest to Matora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matora village had a population of 2,612. That makes it the 50th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Matora village has 1,373 males and 1,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matora has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Matora is 342311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matora covers 1185.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matora falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Matora is Harlaya, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Matora.

Matora is about 78 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matora is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Harlaya is about 19 km away. Osian is about 26 km away. Phalodi is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.