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About Matehna Village

Matehna is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 348 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matehna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matehna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Pincode 272162
Area (hectares) 144.43 hectares
Population 708
Male Population 348
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matehna compares

By the 2011 count Matehna is the 247th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 144.43 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Matehna

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

How far is Matehna from other places

Matehna lies about 23 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 22 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 Matehna
Nearest town Mehndāwal 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Chureb 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 23 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 23 km

Villages closest to Matehna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matehna village had a population of 708. That makes it the 247th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Matehna village has 348 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matehna has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Matehna is 272162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matehna covers 144.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matehna falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matehna is Chureb, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Matehna.

Matehna is about 23 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matehna is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehndāwal is about 9.6 km away. Chureb is about 22 km away. Ghanghata is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitwapur (1.5 km), Bashia (4.5 km) and Parariya (5.4 km).

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

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