# 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 **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **826 people in 178 households**, the 53rd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 826people (2011)
- 178households
- 81.5%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Mat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mat is 176061.** Mat falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011879

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)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)43 km by road
- Palampur (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?

9 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
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aweri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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, untreated 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 **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 70% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 97 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Mat · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**10%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**45%

Use banking services ****93%**

**96%

Television ****85%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**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+) ****81.5%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1275**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1359**

**912

Working population ****38.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 79.0% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 91 (29%) · **■** Marginal 228 (71%)

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

- Bag Buhla871 people
- Dadh Uparla855 people
- Ghartholi837 people
- Lahla Khas830 people
- Bihar821 people
- Differpat821 people
- Sarsawa819 people
- Kasba Jagehr812 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mat?176061
- How far is Mat from Dharmsala?43 km by road
- What is the population of Mat?826 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mat in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mat?81.5% (Census 2011)