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About Koyal Village

Koyal is a mid sized village in Mat tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,931, made up of 1,011 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.18 hectares hectares.

Koyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koyal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mat
Area (hectares) 152.18 hectares
Population 1,931
Male Population 1,011
Female Population 920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Koyal compares

By the 2011 count Koyal is the 78th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents. Its 152.18 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Koyal

The census records public bus service for Koyal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koyal from other places

Koyal lies about 15 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 7.3 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 Koyal
Nearest town Rāya 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Sonai 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mat 12 km
District headquarters Mathura 15 km

Villages closest to Koyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koyal village had a population of 1,931. That makes it the 78th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents.

Koyal village has 1,011 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koyal has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Koyal covers 152.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koyal falls under Mat tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Koyal is Sonai, about 7.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Koyal.

Koyal is about 15 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koyal is in Mat tehsil of Mathura district. Rāya is about 1.6 km away. Sonai is about 7.3 km away. Mat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tirwaya (under 2 km), Kharwa (under 2 km) and Pirsuwa (1.9 km).

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

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