# Matkehr Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi 

# Matkehr

Matkehr is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176120**. The 2011 Census counted **227 people in 49 households**, the 109th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 227people (2011)
- 49households
- 81.5%literacy
- 176120PIN code

## Matkehr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matkehr is 176120.** Matkehr falls in Jogindarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176120
- Community development blockChauntra
- Census village code013284

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

## How far is Matkehr from nearby towns?

- Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)72 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)17 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 Matkehr?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Matkehr; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Makreri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Matkehr known for?

The main crops are **barley, paddy and maize**. About 42% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Matkehr

Of every 100 households in Matkehr in 2011, 98 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Matkehr · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**66%

Use banking services ****96%**

**95%

Television ****80%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Matkehr?

■ Matkehr · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1316**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**909

Working population ****57.3%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 75.2% for women. 52% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 130 (100%)

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 Jogindarnagar

- Samohli242 people
- Batari Bihun241 people
- Kufru Morchakka230 people
- Pat229 people
- Nagan227 people
- Nauhli Uperli222 people
- Sapairu220 people
- Rota Sapairu217 people

[All 219 villages in Jogindarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matkehr?176120
- How far is Matkehr from Mandi?72 km by road
- What is the population of Matkehr?227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matkehr in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matkehr?81.5% (Census 2011)