# Matka Village, Bemetara, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bemetara, Durg 

# Matka

Matka is a village in Bemetara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491335**. The 2011 Census counted **1,700 people in 290 households**, the 22nd largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 1,700people (2011)
- 290households
- 73.6%literacy
- 491335PIN code

## Matka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matka is 491335.** Matka falls in Bemetara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491335
- Gram panchayatMatka
- Community development blockBemetra
- Census village code442030

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

## How far is Matka from nearby towns?

- Bemetara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)78 km by road
- Bemetara (nearest town)8 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 Matka?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Matka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jewra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bemetra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Matka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 86% of the 606 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Matka

Of every 100 households in Matka in 2011, 93 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matka · ■ Bemetara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**41%

Television ****46%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Matka?

■ Matka · ■ Bemetara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1296**

**974

Working population ****50.7%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 61.6% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 473 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (6%) · **■** Marginal 217 (25%)

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 Bemetara

- Jeora1,801 people
- Umariya1,762 people
- Kanteli1,737 people
- Nagpura1,701 people
- Baijalpur1,688 people
- Ninwan1,664 people
- Khamhariya1,644 people
- Bhainsa1,626 people

[All 187 villages in Bemetara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/bemetara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matka?491335
- How far is Matka from Durg?78 km by road
- What is the population of Matka?1,700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matka in?Durg district (Bemetara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Matka?73.6% (Census 2011)