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About Mattaparai Village

Mattaparai is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 481 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mattaparai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mattaparai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604205
Area (hectares) 334.38 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 481
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Mattaparai compares

By the 2011 count Mattaparai is the 151st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 334.38 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Mattaparai

Mattaparai 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 Mattaparai as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mattaparai from other places

Mattaparai lies about 24 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Perani, about 12 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 Mattaparai
Nearest railway station Perani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 12 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 24 km

Villages closest to Mattaparai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mattaparai village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 151st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Mattaparai village has 481 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mattaparai has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Mattaparai is 604205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mattaparai covers 334.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mattaparai falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mattaparai is Perani, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Mattaparai.

Mattaparai is about 24 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mattaparai is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Perani is about 12 km away. Gingee is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thiruvadikunnam (under 2 km), Kallalipattu (under 2 km) and Oddambattu (1.7 km).

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

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