# Matkot Village, Tokapal, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tokapal, Bastar 

# Matkot

Matkot is a village in Tokapal sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,053 people in 265 households**, the 30th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.6%.

- 1,053people (2011)
- 265households
- 55.7%literacy
- 495115PIN code

## Matkot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matkot is 495115.** Matkot falls in Tokapal sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495115
- Gram panchayatMatkot
- Community development blockTonkapal
- Census village code449544

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

## How far is Matkot from nearby towns?

- Tokapal (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)25 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 Matkot?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Matkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tokapal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Matkot known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 46% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Matkot

Of every 100 households in Matkot in 2011, 18 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matkot · ■ Tokapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****70%**

**49%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Matkot?

■ Matkot · ■ Tokapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**48.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132**

**1063

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1319**

**990

Working population ****32.8%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 41.0% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (34%) · **■** Other work 19 (6%) · **■** Marginal 195 (57%)

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 Tokapal

- Dimrapal1,162 people
- Tokapal1,124 people
- Bhejripadar1,095 people
- Sakargaon1,088 people
- Nainnar1,038 people
- Dharmaur1,006 people
- Mandwa999 people
- Kondaloor981 people

[All 70 villages in Tokapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/tokapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matkot?495115
- How far is Matkot from Jagdalpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Matkot?1,053 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matkot in?Bastar district (Tokapal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Matkot?55.7% (Census 2011)