# Matipahar Village, Farsabahar, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Farsabahar, Jashpur 

# Matipahar

Matipahar is a village in Farsabahar sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496245**. The 2011 Census counted **1,590 people in 319 households**, the 16th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,590people (2011)
- 319households
- 68.9%literacy
- 496245PIN code

## Matipahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matipahar is 496245.** Matipahar falls in Farsabahar sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496245
- Gram panchayatMatipahar
- Community development blockPharsabahar
- Census village code434173

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

## How far is Matipahar from nearby towns?

- Farsabahar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)130 km by road
- Pathalgaon (nearest town)75 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 Matipahar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tubhla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tapkara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tapkara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Matipahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pigeon pea**. About 47% of the 1,334 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Matipahar

Of every 100 households in Matipahar in 2011, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matipahar · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Matipahar?

■ Matipahar · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192**

**992

Working population ****35.5%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 58.7% for women. 51% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 150 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (46%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 131 (23%)

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 Farsabahar

- Bangaon1,854 people
- Uparkachhar1,841 people
- Dhourasand1,763 people
- Konpara1,649 people
- Sahaspur1,589 people
- Amadiha1,588 people
- Dumaria1,564 people
- Koranga Mal1,530 people

[All 99 villages in Farsabahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matipahar?496245
- How far is Matipahar from Jashpur Nagar?130 km by road
- What is the population of Matipahar?1,590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matipahar in?Jashpur district (Farsabahar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Matipahar?68.9% (Census 2011)