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About Mathur Village

Mathur is a mid sized village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,691, made up of 816 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609301, 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 Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609301
Area (hectares) 420.43 hectares
Population 1,691
Male Population 816
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathur compares

By the 2011 count Mathur is the 45th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 420.43 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Mathur

Mathur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mathur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 27 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 8.1 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 Peralam Junction 8.1 km
Nearest town Kāraikāl 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 15 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 27 km

Villages closest to Mathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharangambadi 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 1,691. That makes it the 45th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Mathur village has 816 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathur has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Mathur is 609301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathur covers 420.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathur falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mathur is Peralam Junction, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mathur.

Mathur is about 27 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathur is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Peralam Junction is about 8.1 km away. Kāraikāl is about 14 km away. Tharangambadi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalladai (4.0 km), Kothangudi (4.4 km) and Keelamathur (4.4 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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