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About Math Village

Math is a mid sized village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 390 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Math Overview

Census 2011 figures for Math village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 129.29 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 390
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Math compares

By the 2011 count Math is the 9th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 129.29 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Math

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

Math lies about 19 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 45 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 Math
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 19 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 19 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 30 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 45 km

Villages closest to Math

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 Math

As per the Census of India 2011, Math village had a population of 757. That makes it the 9th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Math village has 390 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Math has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

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

Math covers 129.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Math falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Math is Dehradun, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Math.

Math is about 19 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Math is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 19 km away. Uttarkashi is about 19 km away. Mussoorie is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumarkot (2.0 km), Sunali (4.1 km) and Nagjhala (4.7 km).

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

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