# Matola Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Matola

Matola is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176306**. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 50 households**, the 46th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 287people (2011)
- 50households
- 68.6%literacy
- 176306PIN code

## Matola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matola is 176306.** Matola falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176306
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007463

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

## How far is Matola from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)38 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)9 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 Matola?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Matola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tikkar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bathri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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
- 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 Matola known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 18% of the 58 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 Matola

Of every 100 households in Matola in 2011, 96 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Matola · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**63%

Use banking services ****58%**

**89%

Television ****56%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****20%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Matola?

■ Matola · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**937

Working population ****61.0%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 55.0% for women. 58% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 14 (8%) · **■** Marginal 161 (92%)

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 Dalhousie

- Banikhet Jangal306 people
- Chambi304 people
- Sudli302 people
- Raula288 people
- Kail274 people
- Khuin270 people
- Dhar Kolian267 people
- Dhar265 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matola?176306
- How far is Matola from Chamba?38 km by road
- What is the population of Matola?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matola in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matola?68.6% (Census 2011)