# Matlahna Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Matlahna

Matlahna is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177601**. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 65 households**, the 115th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 273people (2011)
- 65households
- 86.6%literacy
- 177601PIN code

## Matlahna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matlahna is 177601.** Matlahna falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177601
- Community development blockBamson
- Census village code017778

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

## How far is Matlahna from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)24 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 Matlahna?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Matlahna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bagwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Samirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Matlahna known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 40% of the 132 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 Matlahna

Of every 100 households in Matlahna in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Matlahna · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**10%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**29%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****80%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Matlahna?

■ Matlahna · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1133**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**907

Working population ****52.7%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 78.7% for women. 50% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (11%) · **■** Other work 63 (44%) · **■** Marginal 65 (45%)

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 Bhoranj

- Rudan277 people
- Seu276 people
- Bhatehr274 people
- Chhattar Kalan274 people
- Ghulera267 people
- Panjot267 people
- Dhirhwin265 people
- Sai Da Ghat265 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matlahna?177601
- How far is Matlahna from Hamirpur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Matlahna?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matlahna in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matlahna?86.6% (Census 2011)