# Matruh Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Matruh

Matruh is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176125**. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 73 households**, the 101st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 303people (2011)
- 73households
- 72.7%literacy
- 176125PIN code

## Matruh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matruh is 176125.** Matruh falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176125
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code012068

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

## How far is Matruh from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)70 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)25 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 Matruh?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Matruh; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sansal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Matruh known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 24% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Matruh

Of every 100 households in Matruh in 2011, 96 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matruh · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**50%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****68%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**7%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Matruh?

■ Matruh · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**904

Working population ****55.8%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 62.0% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (16%) · **■** Marginal 140 (83%)

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 Baijnath

- Ropehr318 people
- Bag316 people
- Chauhat305 people
- Pansoa305 people
- Khalianu302 people
- Hartara301 people
- Chaniara298 people
- Pat295 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matruh?176125
- How far is Matruh from Dharmsala?70 km by road
- What is the population of Matruh?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matruh in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matruh?72.7% (Census 2011)