# Matu Village, Deesa, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Deesa, Banas Kantha 

# Matu

Matu is a village in Deesa sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385535**. The 2011 Census counted **1,501 people in 260 households**, the 113th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 1,501people (2011)
- 260households
- 68.2%literacy
- 385535PIN code

## Matu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matu is 385535.** Matu falls in Deesa sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385535
- Gram panchayatKatarva
- Community development blockDeesa
- Census village code508297

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

## How far is Matu from nearby towns?

- Deesa (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)64 km by road
- Deesa (nearest town)30 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 Matu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Matu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deesa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deesa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deesa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Matu known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, groundnut and potato**. About 88% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Matu

Of every 100 households in Matu in 2011, 44 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Matu · ■ Deesa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****19%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**60%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****94%**

**54%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****36%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Matu?

■ Matu · ■ Deesa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**883

Working population ****34.0%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 54.3% for women. 44% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 280 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 189 (37%)

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 Deesa

- Godha1,716 people
- Sarat1,698 people
- Katarva1,659 people
- Sandiya1,596 people
- Fagudra1,492 people
- Gharnal Nani1,442 people
- Sunthiya1,427 people
- Vahara1,392 people

[All 148 villages in Deesa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deesa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matu?385535
- How far is Matu from Palanpur?64 km by road
- What is the population of Matu?1,501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matu in?Banas Kantha district (Deesa sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Matu?68.2% (Census 2011)