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About Matad Village

Matad is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 90 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248196
Area (hectares) 60.19 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 90
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matad compares

By the 2011 count Matad is the 95th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 60.19 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Matad

Matad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mailoth, Majhgaon, Makhti and Malaitha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Matad

As per the Census of India 2011, Matad village had a population of 176. That makes it the 95th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Matad village has 90 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matad has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Matad is 248196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matad covers 60.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matad falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Matad notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Matad.

Matad is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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