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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Matayen<br />
| other_name = Matayan<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|34.36|N|75.57|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Matayen+194102/@34.3640905,75.5781268,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38e3acb8b82ddc03:0x97ab6af757d260af!8m2!3d34.3701694!4d75.5887989?hl=en&authuser=0|title=Matayen (Google Maps)|work=Google Maps|accessdate=4 October 2020}}</ref><br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Ladakh|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kargil district|Kargil]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of tehsils in India|Tehsil]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Dras|Drass]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kargil.nic.in/revenue-villages/|title=Villages in Kargil district|work=Kargil district website|accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 1909<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/jammu-kashmir/kargil/kargil/matayan-population.html|title=Matayen Population|work=Census India|accessdate=4 October 2020}}</ref><br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]] <br />
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Purgi language|Purgi]], [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Shina language|Shina]], [[Urdu]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 194102<br />
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}}<br />
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'''Matayen''' is a village in [[Dras|Drass]] tehsil in [[Kargil district]] of the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Ladakh]]. The village is located around 21 kilometer's from [[Dras|drass]] and around 81 kilometres from the district headquarters [[Kargil]].Its only village in ladakh where Kashmiri is spoken and Kashmiri peoples are being lived.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Matayen had 239 households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/jammu-kashmir/kargil/kargil/matayan-population.html|title=Matayen Population|work=Census India|accessdate=4 October 2020}}</ref> The literacy rate of Matayen village is 62.86%. In Matayen, Male literacy stands at 62.86% while the female literacy rate was 49.36%.<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<br />
! !! Total !! Male !! Female<br />
|-<br />
| Population || 1909 || 967 || 942<br />
|-<br />
| Children aged below 6 years || 257 || - || -<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 1869 || - || -<br />
|-<br />
| Literacy || 78.92% || 88.46% || 69.68%<br />
|}<br />
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==Transport==<br />
===Road===<br />
Matayen is connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the NH1.<br />
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===Rail===<br />
The nearest major railway stations to Matayen is [[Jammu Tawi railway station]] located at a distance of 386 kilometres.<br />
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===Air===<br />
The nearest airport is located in [[Kargil Airport|Kargil]] at a distance of 89 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airport is [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar International Airport]] located at a distance of 133 kilometres.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Ladakh]]<br />
*[[Kargil]]<br />
*[[Dras|Drass]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Ladakh}}<br />
{{Kargil district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Drass tehsil]]</div>
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