Mattan, Jammu and Kashmir

For the ruler of Tyre, see Mattan I.

Mattan East Anantnag, Martand
Town & Tehsil
View of Mattan in Anantnag district (J&K)
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Coordinates: 33.775391°N 75.206673°E / 33.775391; 75.206673
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,246
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	JK-03

Mattan is a town, tehsil and a notified area committee, near Anantnag city in the Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[3]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[4] Mattan had a population of 9,246. Males constitute 55.2% of the population and females 44.8%. Mattan has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the state average of 67.16%: male literacy is around 82.77%, and female literacy is 61.38%.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1353 which is 14.63% of total population of Mattan (MC). In Mattan Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 813 against state average of 889. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Mattan is around 958 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862.

See also

• Martand Sun Temple

References

1. "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
3. "Vishal Bhardwaj resumes work after protests stall Haider shoot - Hindustan Times". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.