Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra
# Matial

Matial is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176031. The 2011 Census counted 322 people in 73 households, the 45th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.
- 322 people (2011)
- 73 households
- 89.8% literacy
- 176031 PIN code

## Matial PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Matial is 176031. Matial falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176031
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010529

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Matial from nearby towns?
- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 69 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Matial?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Matial; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sihor Pai
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sihor Pai
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bhadoli
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Matial known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 45% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Matial

Of every 100 households in Matial in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matial · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 78% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 22% 34%
- Tap water 99% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 52% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 63% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 37% 64%
- Use banking services 99% 91%
- Television 92% 76%
- Mobile phone 96% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 0% 9%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Matial?

■ Matial · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.8% 87.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1284 1073
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 891
- Working population 59.9% 65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 86.4% for women. 53% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 20 (10%) · ■ Marginal 171 (89%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jawalamukhi
- Panjiara 351 people
- Naloh Kharoh 334 people
- Sasan 333 people
- Adhwani 327 people
- Bhadyara 319 people
- Gugana 314 people
- Jathman 303 people
- Bah 294 people

All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Matial? 176031
- How far is Matial from Dharmsala? 69 km by road
- What is the population of Matial? 322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matial in? Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matial? 89.8% (Census 2011)

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