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About Matiyali Village

Matiyali is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 307 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiyali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiyali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 124.42 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 307
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Matiyali compares

By the 2011 count Matiyali is the 21st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 124.42 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Matiyali

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

Matiyali lies about 29 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 36 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 Matiyali
Nearest town Mussoorie 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 26 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 29 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 36 km

Villages closest to Matiyali

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 Matiyali

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiyali village had a population of 625. That makes it the 21st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Matiyali village has 307 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiyali has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Matiyali covers 124.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matiyali falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Matiyali is Dehradun, about 36 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 Matiyali.

Matiyali is about 29 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiyali is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 20 km away. Rajgarhi is about 26 km away. Uttarkashi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunara (under 2 km), Khanati (1.6 km) and Mulagaon (5.6 km).

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

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