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About Matkot Village

Matkot is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 3 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 4.1 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 3
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matkot compares

By the 2011 count Matkot is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 4.1 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1139.

Getting to Matkot

Matkot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matkot as Available within <5 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 Manjiyari, Manjiyari Lagga Khodiyalgaon, Manpur and Mathana Bichala/ Mathana Talla/ Mathana Malla. 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 Matkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkot village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Matkot village has 3 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkot has about 1667 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Matkot is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkot covers 4.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matkot falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Matkot notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Matkot.

Matkot is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal 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 Matkot today is likely to be higher.

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