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About Mathur Village

Mathur is a mid sized village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 845 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1054.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630202, 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 Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630202
Area (hectares) 1054.35 hectares
Population 1,697
Male Population 845
Female Population 852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mathur compares

By the 2011 count Mathur is the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1054.35 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 52 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 13 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 Tirumayam 13 km
Nearest town Pudukkottai 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 28 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 52 km

Villages closest to Mathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karaikkudi 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 1,697. That makes it the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Mathur village has 845 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Mathur is 630202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathur covers 1054.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathur falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mathur is Tirumayam, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mathur is about 52 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathur is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Tirumayam is about 13 km away. Pudukkottai is about 22 km away. Karaikkudi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalathur (under 2 km), Palaiyur (3.0 km) and Vellipatti (6.6 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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