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About Matiyala Village

Matiyala is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 74 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,311 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiyala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 158.32 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 74
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,311
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matiyala compares

By the 2011 count Matiyala is the 77th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 158.32 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Matiyala

Matiyala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matiyala as Available within 5 - 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 from other places

Matiyala lies about 24 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 108 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
District headquarters Chamoli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 32 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 74 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 108 km

Villages closest to Matiyala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiyala village had a population of 171. That makes it the 77th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Matiyala village has 74 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiyala has about 1311 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Matiyala is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiyala covers 158.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matiyala falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Matiyala is Ramnagar, about 108 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 village for Matiyala.

Matiyala is about 24 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiyala is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 24 km away. Karnaprayag is about 32 km away. Srīnagar is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thagyala Gwad (under 2 km), Pokhari (7.8 km) and Dwalghat (10 km).

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

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