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About Bel Matthar Village

Bel Matthar is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,308, made up of 2,300 males and 2,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.81 hectares hectares.

Bel Matthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bel Matthar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 431.81 hectares
Population 4,308
Male Population 2,300
Female Population 2,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bel Matthar compares

By the 2011 count Bel Matthar is the 32nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 431.81 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bel Matthar

Bel Matthar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bel Matthar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bel Matthar from other places

Bel Matthar lies about 18 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kasturi, about 3.8 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 Bel Matthar
Nearest railway station Kasturi 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 7.5 km
District headquarters Gonda 18 km

Villages closest to Bel Matthar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colonelganj 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 Bel Matthar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bel Matthar village had a population of 4,308. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Bel Matthar village has 2,300 males and 2,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bel Matthar has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Bel Matthar covers 431.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bel Matthar falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bel Matthar is Kasturi, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bel Matthar.

Bel Matthar is about 18 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bel Matthar is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kasturi is about 3.8 km away. Colonelganj is about 7.5 km away. Gonda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bataura Lohangi (under 2 km), Gursara (under 2 km) and Patisa (under 2 km).

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

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