Skip to main content

About Matra Village

Matra is a mid sized village in Kalpi tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 1,011 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 285203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Kalpi
Pincode 285203
Area (hectares) 369.93 hectares
Population 1,818
Male Population 1,011
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matra compares

By the 2011 count Matra is the 51st largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 369.93 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Matra

Matra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matra as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Matra from other places

Matra lies about 42 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Usargaon, about 8.3 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 Matra
Nearest railway station Usargaon 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalpi 8.5 km
Nearest town Kālpi 8.5 km
District headquarters Jalaun 42 km

Villages closest to Matra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matra village had a population of 1,818. That makes it the 51st largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Matra village has 1,011 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matra has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

The pincode recorded for Matra is 285203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matra covers 369.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matra falls under Kalpi tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matra is Usargaon, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Matra.

Matra is about 42 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matra is in Kalpi tehsil of Jalaun district. Usargaon is about 8.3 km away. Kalpi is about 8.5 km away. Kālpi is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamsar (2.2 km), Devpura (2.3 km) and Nivari (2.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All