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About Mattur Village

Mattur is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,685, made up of 2,362 males and 2,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1034.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mattur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mattur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606001
Area (hectares) 1034.16 hectares
Population 4,685
Male Population 2,362
Female Population 2,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mattur compares

By the 2011 count Mattur is the 10th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 1034.16 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Mattur

Mattur 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 Mattur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mattur from other places

Mattur lies about 50 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Pavunur, about 1.9 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 Mattur
Nearest railway station Pavunur 1.9 km
Nearest town Vriddhāchalam 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 10 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 50 km

Villages closest to Mattur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mattur village had a population of 4,685. That makes it the 10th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Mattur village has 2,362 males and 2,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mattur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Mattur is 606001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mattur covers 1034.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mattur falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mattur is Pavunur, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mattur.

Mattur is about 50 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mattur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Pavunur is about 1.9 km away. Vriddhāchalam is about 9.7 km away. Virudhachalam is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palaiyapattinam (2.6 km), Puvanur Ko (2.8 km) and Chitterikuppam (3.0 km).

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

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