# Mat Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Mat

Mat is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177114**. The 2011 Census counted **81 people in 17 households**, the 256th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 81people (2011)
- 17households
- 88.4%literacy
- 177114PIN code

## Mat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mat is 177114.** Mat falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177114
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010307

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

## How far is Mat from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)8 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 Mat?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Ghed
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bamghadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Mat known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 30% of the 30 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 Mat

Of every 100 households in Mat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Mat · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**69%

Use banking services ****88%**

**95%

Television ****88%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Mat?

■ Mat · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1189**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**890

Working population ****19.8%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 86.5% for women. 43% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (38%) · **■** Other work 9 (56%) · **■** Marginal 1 (6%)

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 Dera Gopipur

- Dab Lahar87 people
- Bagrot86 people
- Haveli83 people
- Digan82 people
- Tillu81 people
- Akhan Balli80 people
- Bagli Jhikli80 people
- Bhilu80 people

[All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mat?177114
- How far is Mat from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mat?81 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mat in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mat?88.4% (Census 2011)