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About Matiyal Village

Matiyal is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 6 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiyal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 39.06 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 6
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
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 Matiyal compares

By the 2011 count Matiyal is the 293rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 39.06 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1159.

Getting to Matiyal

Matiyal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matiyal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matiyal from other places

Matiyal lies about 37 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Matiyal
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 19 km
Nearest town Almora 26 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 62 km

Villages closest to Matiyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiyal village had a population of 14. That makes it the 293rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Matiyal village has 6 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiyal has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Matiyal is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiyal covers 39.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matiyal falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Matiyal is Kathgodam, about 62 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 <5 km distance for Matiyal.

Matiyal is about 37 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiyal is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 19 km away. Almora is about 26 km away. Pithoragarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamtola (under 2 km), Bhardwari (2.3 km) and Sima Chak Leti (2.7 km).

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

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