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About Mathur Village

Mathur is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 586 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603201
Area (hectares) 398.39 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 586
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 4 km distance

How Mathur compares

By the 2011 count Mathur is the 79th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 398.39 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Mathur

Mathur 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 Mathur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 4 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathur from other places

Mathur lies about 35 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Urappakkam, about 6.9 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 Mathur
Nearest railway station Urappakkam 6.9 km
Nearest town Gūduvāncheri 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 35 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 35 km

Villages closest to Mathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathur village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 79th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Mathur village has 586 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Mathur is 603201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathur covers 398.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathur falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mathur is Urappakkam, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 4 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Mathur.

Mathur is about 35 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathur is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Urappakkam is about 6.9 km away. Gūduvāncheri is about 7.4 km away. Maduranthakam is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vellarai (4.3 km), Kolathur (5.3 km) and Erumbedu (5.3 km).

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

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