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Matila

Ranikhet mandal
Pincode 263645
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Matila observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Matila

  • Haidakhan Babaji Temple · 4.6 km
  • शिव मंदिर · 4.9 km

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LGD code
52531
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population
847
Households
151
Literacy rate
68.7%
Sex ratio
1139 ♀/1000♂
Workers
232
Distance to district centre
5 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
153 km
Distance to Delhi
248 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 46 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kafra Governnment Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Matila compares

By population, Matila ranks #14 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.7%
−3.9% vs mandal average
Matila
68.7%
Ranikhet mandal
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,139
+18 vs mandal average
Matila
1,139
Ranikhet mandal
1,121
Household size
people per home
5.6
+1.0 vs mandal average
Matila
5.6
Ranikhet mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Matila at a glance

Matila is a village of 847 people in 151 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 14th-largest of 307 villages in Ranikhet tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,139 women per 1,000 men. It lies 5 km from the Almora district centre, 3 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 46 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263645, served by Ranikhet Kutchery post office; the LGD village code is 52531. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kafra Governnment Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 999 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Matela

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Matila · this village84769%
Namala · Ranikhet6461%0 km N
Matela · Ranikhet34271%0 km N
Pipal Tana · Ranikhet17171%1 km SE
Kotila · Ranikhet9282%1 km W
Kotara · Ranikhet16277%1 km W
Kotuli · Ranikhet3675%1 km W

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Key facts — Matila

LGD code
52531
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population (Census 2011)
847
Population (projected 2026)
999
Households
151
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1139
Literacy rate
68.7%
Coordinates
29.69331°N, 79.44501°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranikhet
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pramod Nainwal
Block / Mandal
Ranikhet
Getting there

How to reach Matila

Mandal centre
Ranikhet · ≈ 2.8 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 4.6 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 3.1 km
≈ 6 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun153 kmcapital
  • Delhi248 km
  • Kolkata1191 km
  • Mumbai1354 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar46 km
  • Bus stopRanikhet Bus Depot6 km
  • Hospital / PHCKafra Governnment Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch18 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum6 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)33 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station33 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Matila

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Matila

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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