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About Narasakhal Matiyalaur Village

Narasakhal Matiyalaur is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 85 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narasakhal Matiyalaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narasakhal Matiyalaur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 313.37 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 85
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narasakhal Matiyalaur compares

By the 2011 count Narasakhal Matiyalaur is the 62nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 313.37 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Narasakhal Matiyalaur

Narasakhal Matiyalaur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Narasakhal Matiyalaur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Narasakhal Matiyalaur from other places

Narasakhal Matiyalaur lies about 23 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 76 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 Narasakhal Matiyalaur
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 23 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 23 km
Nearest town Tehri 41 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 76 km

Villages closest to Narasakhal Matiyalaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Puraula 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 Narasakhal Matiyalaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Narasakhal Matiyalaur village had a population of 163. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Narasakhal Matiyalaur village has 85 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narasakhal Matiyalaur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Narasakhal Matiyalaur is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narasakhal Matiyalaur covers 313.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Narasakhal Matiyalaur falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Narasakhal Matiyalaur is Harrawala, about 76 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Narasakhal Matiyalaur.

Narasakhal Matiyalaur is about 23 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narasakhal Matiyalaur is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 23 km away. Uttarkashi is about 23 km away. Tehri is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raun (5.8 km), Bingadhera Malla (9.6 km) and Koti (13 km).

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

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