About Mathar Village

Mathar is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 89 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,292 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246487, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246487
Area (hectares)	87.33 hectares
Population	204
Male Population	89
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,292
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathar compares

By the 2011 count Mathar is the 114th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 87.33 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Mathar

Mathar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mathar as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathar from other places

Mathar lies about 43 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Mathar
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	26 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	43 km
Nearest town	Almora	53 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	87 km

Villages closest to Mathar

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

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Common questions about Mathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathar village had a population of 204. That makes it the 114th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Mathar village has 89 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathar has about 1292 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Mathar is 246487. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathar covers 87.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathar falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mathar is Ramnagar, about 87 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mathar.

Mathar is about 43 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathar is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 26 km away. Chamoli is about 43 km away. Almora is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.