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About Mathur Village

Mathur is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 1,023 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625301, 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 Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625301
Area (hectares) 359.71 hectares
Population 1,997
Male Population 1,023
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathur compares

By the 2011 count Mathur is the 26th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 359.71 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Mathur

Mathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mathur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mathur from other places

Mathur lies about 21 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Karumattur, about under 2 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 Karumattur under 2 km
Nearest town Sholavandan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 21 km
District headquarters Madurai 21 km

Villages closest to Mathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 1,997. That makes it the 26th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Mathur village has 1,023 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Mathur is 625301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathur covers 359.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathur falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mathur is Karumattur, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mathur.

Mathur is about 21 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathur is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Karumattur is about under 2 km away. Sholavandan is about 10 km away. Madurai North is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thenur (11 km), Samayanallur (13 km) and Thodaneri (13 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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