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

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Matehr

Matehr is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176086**. The 2011 Census counted **204 people in 53 households**, the 295th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 204people (2011)
- 53households
- 93.2%literacy
- 176086PIN code

## Matehr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matehr is 176086.** Matehr falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176086
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011726

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

## How far is Matehr from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)52 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)22 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 Matehr?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Matehr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 · Kothi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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
- 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 Matehr known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 88% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Matehr

Of every 100 households in Matehr in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Matehr · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**53%

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

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****94%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**10%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Matehr?

■ Matehr · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**912

Working population ****22.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 90.1% for women. 39% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 36 (78%) · **■** Marginal 10 (22%)

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

- Sukairi214 people
- Andror212 people
- Jia Khas212 people
- Duhaki208 people
- Kholi201 people
- Gadiara Khaira198 people
- Kathahru196 people
- Gujrehra194 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matehr?176086
- How far is Matehr from Dharmsala?52 km by road
- What is the population of Matehr?204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matehr in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matehr?93.2% (Census 2011)