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About Matti Village

Matti is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 270 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 133.03 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 270
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
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 Matti compares

By the 2011 count Matti is the 30th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 133.03 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Matti

Matti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matti 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 Matti from other places

Matti lies about 20 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 51 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 Matti
Nearest town Tehri 19 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 27 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 51 km

Villages closest to Matti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matti village had a population of 565. That makes it the 30th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Matti village has 270 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matti has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Matti is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matti covers 133.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matti falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Matti is Harrawala, about 51 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 Matti.

Matti is about 20 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matti is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 19 km away. Uttarkashi is about 20 km away. Dunda is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorsara (1.7 km), Bareth (2.5 km) and Udri (2.6 km).

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

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