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About Matari Village

Matari is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 54 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 179.1 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 54
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Matari compares

By the 2011 count Matari is the 148th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 179.1 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Matari

Matari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Matari 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 Matari from other places

Matari lies about 31 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 40 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 Matari
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 23 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 24 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 31 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 40 km

Villages closest to Matari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matari village had a population of 107. That makes it the 148th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Matari village has 54 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matari has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Matari is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matari covers 179.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matari falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Matari is Dehradun, about 40 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 Matari.

Matari is about 31 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matari is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 23 km away. Mussoorie is about 24 km away. Uttarkashi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odgaon (under 2 km), Kewalgaon (under 2 km) and Kwal Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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