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

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Mat

Mat is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176085**. The 2011 Census counted **327 people in 87 households**, the 213th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 327people (2011)
- 87households
- 82.3%literacy
- 176085PIN code

## Mat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mat is 176085.** Mat falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176085
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011613

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?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)43 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)16 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 **paddy and pulses**. About 68% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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, 98 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mat · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****85%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

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 · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1303**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**912

Working population ****46.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 72.1% for women. 43% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 36 (24%) · **■** Marginal 117 (76%)

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 Palampur

- Kakrehr334 people
- Raura333 people
- Gaihr330 people
- Mohrla328 people
- Dungni325 people
- Thala Warla325 people
- Machhlena324 people
- Dharman323 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mat?176085
- How far is Mat from Dharmsala?43 km by road
- What is the population of Mat?327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mat in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mat?82.3% (Census 2011)