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About Matharpal Village

Matharpal is a small village in Chamoli tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 55 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matharpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matharpal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Chamoli
Pincode 246424
Area (hectares) 19.33 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 55
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matharpal compares

By the 2011 count Matharpal is the 149th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 381 residents. Its 19.33 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Matharpal

Matharpal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matharpal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matharpal from other places

Matharpal lies about 7.2 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 103 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 Matharpal
Tehsil headquarters Chamoli 7.2 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 55 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 103 km

Villages closest to Matharpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matharpal village had a population of 117. That makes it the 149th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 381 residents.

Matharpal village has 55 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matharpal has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Matharpal is 246424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matharpal covers 19.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matharpal falls under Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Matharpal is Kotdwara, about 103 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matharpal.

Matharpal is about 7.2 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matharpal is in Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 7.2 km away. Srīnagar is about 55 km away. Kotdwara is about 103 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharkot (under 2 km), Sartoli (under 2 km) and Sena Lagga Sartoli (under 2 km).

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

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