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About Matka Village

Matka is a small village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 101 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.05 hectares hectares.

Matka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 93.05 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 101
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matka compares

By the 2011 count Matka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 93.05 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 895.

Getting to Matka

Matka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mandaura, Manjhipur, Marva and Masoodpur Aht. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Matka

As per the Census of India 2011, Matka village had a population of 187. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Matka village has 101 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matka has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Matka covers 93.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matka falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Matka notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Matka.

Matka is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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