# Matekheda Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/matekheda/ Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Matekheda Matekheda is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,365 people in 278 households**, the 21st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,365people (2011) - 278households - 75.1%literacy - 491558PIN code ## Matekheda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Matekheda is 491558.** Matekheda falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491558 - Gram panchayatMatekheda - Community development blockChhuria - Census village code440957 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matekheda from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)60 km by road - Chhuria (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 Matekheda? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Matekheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Geinda Tola - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhuriya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Matekheda known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 69% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Matekheda Of every 100 households in Matekheda in 2011, 84 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Matekheda · ■ Chhuriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **84% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****56%** **83% Television ****25%** **21% Mobile phone ****45%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **18% Own their home ****95%** **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 Matekheda? ■ Matekheda · ■ Chhuriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **1008 Working population ****59.3%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 67.7% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 213 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (24%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (8%) · **■** Marginal 324 (40%) 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 Chhuriya - Rampur1,472 people - Halekosa1,433 people - Boirdeeh1,386 people - Gahirabhedi1,371 people - Shikari Mahka1,356 people - Sadak Chirchari1,343 people - Atargaon1,328 people - Ratan Bhath1,324 people [All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Matekheda?491558 - How far is Matekheda from Rajnandgaon?60 km by road - What is the population of Matekheda?1,365 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matekheda in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Matekheda?75.1% (Census 2011)