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About Matiyala Laga Kirsal Village

Matiyala Laga Kirsal is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 38 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246487, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiyala Laga Kirsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiyala Laga Kirsal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246487
Area (hectares) 15.64 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 38
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matiyala Laga Kirsal compares

By the 2011 count Matiyala Laga Kirsal is the 182nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 15.64 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Matiyala Laga Kirsal

Matiyala Laga Kirsal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matiyala Laga Kirsal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Matiyala Laga Kirsal from other places

Matiyala Laga Kirsal lies about 30 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Matiyala Laga Kirsal
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 19 km
District headquarters Chamoli 30 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 36 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 78 km

Villages closest to Matiyala Laga Kirsal

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.

Common questions about Matiyala Laga Kirsal

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiyala Laga Kirsal village had a population of 79. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Matiyala Laga Kirsal village has 38 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiyala Laga Kirsal has about 1079 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 Matiyala Laga Kirsal is 246487. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiyala Laga Kirsal covers 15.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matiyala Laga Kirsal falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Matiyala Laga Kirsal is Kotdwara, about 78 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 village for Matiyala Laga Kirsal.

Matiyala Laga Kirsal is about 30 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiyala Laga Kirsal is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 19 km away. Chamoli is about 30 km away. Srīnagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirasal (under 2 km), Peb (1.5 km) and Pungaon (2.2 km).

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

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