# Matra Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Matra

Matra is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491332**. The 2011 Census counted **1,565 people in 298 households**, the 40th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,565people (2011)
- 298households
- 68.8%literacy
- 491332PIN code

## Matra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matra is 491332.** Matra falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491332
- Gram panchayatMatra
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442508

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

## How far is Matra from nearby towns?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dhamdha (nearest town)15 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 Matra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Matra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nandini
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nandini
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhilai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Matra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 77% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 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 Matra

Of every 100 households in Matra in 2011, 89 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matra · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****84%**

**55%

Television ****46%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Matra?

■ Matra · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**943

Working population ****46.4%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 57.9% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (45%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 41 (6%) · **■** Marginal 180 (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 Dhamdha

- Hirri1,654 people
- Rajpur1,652 people
- Khapri1,609 people
- Pitaura1,605 people
- Doma1,508 people
- Boribuzurg1,500 people
- Khilora Kalan1,491 people
- Tekapar1,485 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matra?491332
- How far is Matra from Durg?40 km by road
- What is the population of Matra?1,565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matra in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Matra?68.8% (Census 2011)