About Mathkot Khal Village

Mathkot Khal is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 40 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathkot Khal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathkot Khal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246428
Area (hectares)	272.01 hectares
Population	86
Male Population	40
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,150
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 Mathkot Khal compares

By the 2011 count Mathkot Khal is the 174th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 272.01 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Mathkot Khal

Mathkot Khal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mathkot Khal 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 Mathkot Khal from other places

Mathkot Khal lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 82 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 Mathkot Khal
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	14 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	28 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	43 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	82 km

Villages closest to Mathkot Khal

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 Mathkot Khal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathkot Khal village had a population of 86. That makes it the 174th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Mathkot Khal village has 40 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathkot Khal has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Mathkot Khal is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathkot Khal covers 272.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathkot Khal falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mathkot Khal is Kotdwara, about 82 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 Mathkot Khal.

Mathkot Khal is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathkot Khal is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.