# Matwada Village, Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/matwada-447877/ 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 **464 people in 107 households**, the 69th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 464people (2011) - 107households - 73.5%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 code447877 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)3 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)3 km by road - Kanker (nearest town)3 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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Matwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanker - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kanker - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kanker - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Matwada known for? The main crops are **paddy, horse gram and pigeon pea**. About 69% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Matwada · ■ Kanker rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **80% Toilet within the home ****6%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****16%** **34% Television ****32%** **24% Mobile phone ****41%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **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+) ****73.5%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **1001 Working population ****52.6%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 63.9% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (69%) · **■** Household industry 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 25 (10%) · **■** Marginal 22 (9%) 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 - Muddongari552 people - Kotgaon542 people - Salhebhat542 people - Koliyari480 people - Koretha452 people - Mandri450 people - Bhaisgaon449 people - Khamdhodangi443 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?3 km by road - What is the population of Matwada?464 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matwada in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Matwada?73.5% (Census 2011)