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About Matha Village

Matha is a mid sized village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 387 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.55 hectares hectares.

Matha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Area (hectares) 73.55 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 387
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Matha compares

By the 2011 count Matha is the 250th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 73.55 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Matha

Matha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matha from other places

Matha lies about 30 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Tikri, about 1.5 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 Matha
Nearest railway station Tikri 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mankapur 13 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 17 km
District headquarters Gonda 30 km

Villages closest to Matha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matha village had a population of 798. That makes it the 250th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Matha village has 387 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matha has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Matha covers 73.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matha falls under Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matha is Tikri, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matha.

Matha is about 30 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matha is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Tikri is about 1.5 km away. Mankapur is about 13 km away. Ayodhya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (2.9 km), Khijirpur (3.0 km) and Virpur (3.0 km).

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

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