# Matwada Village, Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/matwada-447836/ Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Matwada Matwada is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494334**. The 2011 Census counted **1,066 people in 252 households**, the 32nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,066people (2011) - 252households - 84.0%literacy - 494334PIN code ## Matwada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Matwada is 494334.** Matwada falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494334 - Gram panchayatMatwada - Community development blockKanker - Census village code447836 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matwada from nearby towns? - Kanker (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)12 km by road - Kanker (nearest town)12 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 Matwada? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Matwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Govindpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker - ○Primary health centreunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Matwada known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 67% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Matwada Of every 100 households in Matwada in 2011, 92 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Matwada · ■ Kanker rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **80% Toilet within the home ****34%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****27%** **34% Television ****45%** **24% Mobile phone ****32%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **19% 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 Matwada? ■ Matwada · ■ Kanker rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1241** **1001 Working population ****47.9%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 75.9% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (15%) · **■** Marginal 283 (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 Kanker - Kokpur1,102 people - Malgaon1,089 people - Bhirawahi1,078 people - Mankeshri1,077 people - Kirgoli1,020 people - Petoli993 people - Makri Singrai975 people - Kewatintola972 people [All 100 villages in Kanker](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Matwada?494334 - How far is Matwada from Kanker?12 km by road - What is the population of Matwada?1,066 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matwada in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Matwada?84.0% (Census 2011)