# Mat Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Mat

Mat is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176001**. The 2011 Census counted **363 people in 83 households**, the 92nd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 363people (2011)
- 83households
- 86.6%literacy
- 176001PIN code

## Mat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mat is 176001.** Mat falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176001
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009569

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?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)12 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?

8 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jasyal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jasyal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Mat known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 73% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Mat

Of every 100 households in Mat in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Mat · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

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

**70%

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

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**40%

Use banking services ****92%**

**94%

Television ****85%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**21%

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

**9%

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

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 · ■ Dharmsala rural average

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

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**917

Working population ****29.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 78.8% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (13%) · **■** Other work 87 (81%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Dharmsala

- Barnet378 people
- Braih377 people
- Gharopura366 people
- Jule366 people
- Ghiana Kalan362 people
- Jhakrehr354 people
- Gamrehr345 people
- Bandi Khas340 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mat?176001
- How far is Mat from Dharmsala?12 km by road
- What is the population of Mat?363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mat in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mat?86.6% (Census 2011)