# Matel Village, Wankaner, Rajkot (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/wankaner/matel/ Village · Wankaner, Rajkot # Matel Matel is a village in Wankaner sub-district of Rajkot district, Gujarat, PIN code **363621**. The 2011 Census counted **2,772 people in 468 households**, the 15th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 2,772people (2011) - 468households - 51.2%literacy - 363621PIN code ## Matel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Matel is 363621.** Matel falls in Wankaner sub-district, Rajkot district, Gujarat. - PIN code363621 - Gram panchayatMatel - Community development blockWankaner - Census village code512771 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matel from nearby towns? - Wankaner (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Rajkot (district HQ)75 km by road - Wankaner (nearest town)20 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 Matel? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Matel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wankaner - ○Degree college10+ km · Morvi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wankaner - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Matel known for? The main crops are **cotton, sesame and wheat**. About 43% of the 1,510 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Matel Of every 100 households in Matel in 2011, 80 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Matel · ■ Wankaner rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **85% Toilet within the home ****4%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **77% Tap water ****2%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****26%** **55% Television ****40%** **31% Mobile phone ****65%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **13% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Matel? ■ Matel · ■ Wankaner rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **929 Working population ****43.8%** **43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.6% for men and 41.8% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 298 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (7%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 327 (27%) · **■** Marginal 501 (41%) 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 Wankaner - Mesariya3,157 people - Khijadiya3,083 people - Kothariya3,060 people - Dhuva3,037 people - Arni Timba2,763 people - Panch Dwarka2,729 people - Valasan2,723 people - Jodhpar2,535 people [All 99 villages in Wankaner](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/wankaner/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Matel?363621 - How far is Matel from Rajkot?75 km by road - What is the population of Matel?2,772 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matel in?Rajkot district (Wankaner sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Matel?51.2% (Census 2011)