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About Mathur Village

Mathur is one of the larger villages in Kulathur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,739, made up of 2,820 males and 2,919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1558.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622515, 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 Pudukkottai
Tehsil Kulathur
Pincode 622515
Area (hectares) 1558.66 hectares
Population 5,739
Male Population 2,820
Female Population 2,919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mathur compares

By the 2011 count Mathur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents. Its 1558.66 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathur from other places

Mathur lies about 14 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Vellanur, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters Kulathur 14 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 14 km
Nearest railway station Vellanur 15 km

Villages closest to Mathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kulathur 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 5,739. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents.

Mathur village has 2,820 males and 2,919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathur has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Mathur is 622515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathur covers 1558.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathur falls under Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mathur is Vellanur, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Mathur is about 14 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathur is in Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Kulathur is about 14 km away. Pudukkottai is about 14 km away. Vellanur 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 Seerangampatti (6.9 km), Valiyampatti (6.9 km) and Vaithur (7.3 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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