# Matekata Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Matekata

Matekata is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491445**. The 2011 Census counted **884 people in 162 households**, the 83rd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 884people (2011)
- 162households
- 74.0%literacy
- 491445PIN code

## Matekata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matekata is 491445.** Matekata falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491445
- Gram panchayatPipariya
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440688

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

## How far is Matekata from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)39 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town)7 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 Matekata?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Matekata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murmunda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dongargarh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Matekata known for?

About 82% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Matekata

Of every 100 households in Matekata in 2011, 99 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matekata · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**14%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****74%**

**71%

Television ****29%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Matekata?

■ Matekata · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**959

Working population ****55.1%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 64.0% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 150 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (7%) · **■** Other work 38 (8%) · **■** Marginal 267 (55%)

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 Dongargarh

- Khursipar944 people
- Khaira922 people
- Chauthna906 people
- Paniyajab904 people
- Arbira877 people
- Moditarai867 people
- Nawagaon Aniya858 people
- Semhara853 people

[All 178 villages in Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matekata?491445
- How far is Matekata from Rajnandgaon?39 km by road
- What is the population of Matekata?884 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matekata in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Matekata?74.0% (Census 2011)