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About Chhimi Matela Village

Chhimi Matela is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 122 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,352 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhimi Matela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhimi Matela village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263831
Area (hectares) 198.58 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 122
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,352
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhimi Matela compares

By the 2011 count Chhimi Matela is the 42nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 198.58 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1055.

Getting to Chhimi Matela

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

Chhimi Matela lies about 18 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 34 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 Chhimi Matela
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 10 km
District headquarters Nainital 18 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 18 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 34 km

Villages closest to Chhimi Matela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Chhimi Matela

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhimi Matela village had a population of 287. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chhimi Matela village has 122 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhimi Matela has about 1352 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Chhimi Matela is 263831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhimi Matela covers 198.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhimi Matela falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhimi Matela is Kathgodam, about 34 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhimi Matela.

Chhimi Matela is about 18 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhimi Matela is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 10 km away. Nainital is about 18 km away. Naini Tāl is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lagga Naini Chauk (3.8 km), Basgaon (4.7 km) and Basot (5.3 km).

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

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