# Matanga Village, Barnagar, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barnagar, Baksa 

# Matanga

Matanga is a village in Barnagar sub-district of Baksa district, Assam, PIN code **781315**. The 2011 Census counted **1,734 people in 372 households**, the 29th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,734people (2011)
- 372households
- 65.6%literacy
- 781315PIN code

## Matanga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matanga is 781315.** Matanga falls in Barnagar sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- PIN code781315
- Community development blockGobardhana
- Census village code304139

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Matanga from nearby towns?

- Barnagar Of Barpeta District (sub-district HQ)170 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)49 km by road
- Barpeta Road (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Matanga?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Matanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kachubari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tamulpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Matanga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 4% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Matanga

Of every 100 households in Matanga in 2011, 1 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matanga · ■ Barnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****6%**

**26%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Matanga?

■ Matanga · ■ Barnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**976

Working population ****54.2%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 65% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 404 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 204 (22%) · **■** Marginal 290 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barnagar

- Narsingbari1,816 people
- Otagaon1,810 people
- Masua1,784 people
- Rangdia1,745 people
- Simlarjhar1,723 people
- Bunmaja Gaon1,655 people
- Nimua1,631 people
- Oxigurigaon1,558 people

[All 92 villages in Barnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/barnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matanga?781315
- How far is Matanga from Mushalpur?49 km by road
- What is the population of Matanga?1,734 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matanga in?Baksa district (Barnagar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Matanga?65.6% (Census 2011)