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About Mattigai Village

Mattigai is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 283 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mattigai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mattigai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 607204
Area (hectares) 300.44 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 283
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mattigai compares

By the 2011 count Mattigai is the 158th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 300.44 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Mattigai

Mattigai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mattigai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mattigai from other places

Mattigai lies about 29 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ulundurpet, about 9.2 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 Mattigai
Nearest railway station Ulundurpet 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 12 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 29 km

Villages closest to Mattigai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mattigai village had a population of 556. That makes it the 158th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Mattigai village has 283 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mattigai has about 965 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Mattigai is 607204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mattigai covers 300.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mattigai falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mattigai is Ulundurpet, about 9.2 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 village for Mattigai.

Mattigai is about 29 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mattigai is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ulundurpet is about 9.2 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vannampattu (under 2 km), Kallamedu (under 2 km) and Kallamedu R F (under 2 km).

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

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