Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund
# Matarbahara

Matarbahara is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493449. The 2011 Census counted 198 people in 50 households, the 223rd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.
- 198 people (2011)
- 50 households
- 48.8% literacy
- 493449 PIN code

## Matarbahara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Matarbahara is 493449. Matarbahara falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493449
- Gram panchayat Hathibahara
- Community development block Bagbahara
- Census village code 446613

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Matarbahara from nearby towns?
- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town) 52 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Matarbahara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Matarbahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Matarbahara known for?

The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 38% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Matarbahara

Of every 100 households in Matarbahara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matarbahara · ■ Bagbahra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 61% 78%
- Toilet within the home 0% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 84%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 92% 54%
- Television 2% 21%
- Mobile phone 4% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 18% 27%
- Own their home 94% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Matarbahara?

■ Matarbahara · ■ Bagbahra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.8% 65.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1129 1031
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 993
- Working population 60.6% 51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.6% for men and 47.3% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 6 (5%) · ■ Marginal 102 (85%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bagbahra
- Seoni Khurd 237 people
- Jeewangarh 222 people
- Khamharmuda Mal. 217 people
- Fulwari Khurd 211 people
- Kuspali 160 people
- Jogidipa 155 people
- Dwartarakhurd 153 people
- Nawagaon 153 people

All 242 villages in Bagbahra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Matarbahara? 493449
- How far is Matarbahara from Mahasamund? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Matarbahara? 198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matarbahara in? Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Matarbahara? 48.8% (Census 2011)

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