# Matwana Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Matwana

Matwana is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174021**. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 63 households**, the 93rd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 303people (2011)
- 63households
- 95.9%literacy
- 174021PIN code

## Matwana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matwana is 174021.** Matwana falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174021
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code018954

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

## How far is Matwana from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)2 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 Matwana?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Matwana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Matwana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 77% of the 22 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Matwana

Of every 100 households in Matwana in 2011, 98 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 32 a car.

■ Matwana · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**20%

Tap water ****95%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**83%

Use banking services ****97%**

**90%

Television ****92%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****32%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Matwana?

■ Matwana · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.9%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**873

Working population ****54.1%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.5% for men and 93.4% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 83 (51%) · **■** Marginal 81 (49%)

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 Ghumarwin

- Paniala315 people
- Siyotha313 people
- Baloh310 people
- Gatol304 people
- Chhanjiar302 people
- Awari Khalihn300 people
- Bhager294 people
- Dharat294 people

[All 228 villages in Ghumarwin](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/ghumarwin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matwana?174021
- How far is Matwana from Bilaspur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Matwana?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matwana in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matwana?95.9% (Census 2011)