# Matkehru Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi 

# Matkehru

Matkehru is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176123**. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 34 households**, the 139th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 151people (2011)
- 34households
- 81.3%literacy
- 176123PIN code

## Matkehru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matkehru is 176123.** Matkehru falls in Jogindarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176123
- Community development blockChauntra
- Census village code013337

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

## How far is Matkehru from nearby towns?

- Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)87 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)31 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 Matkehru?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Matkehru; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darubbal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jogindanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Matkehru known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and barley**. About 41% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Matkehru

Of every 100 households in Matkehru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Matkehru · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**58%

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

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**66%

Use banking services ****83%**

**95%

Television ****60%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****29%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Matkehru?

■ Matkehru · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****756**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200**

**909

Working population ****70.9%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 69.8% for women. 62% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 32 (30%) · **■** Marginal 71 (66%)

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

- Mandhotan163 people
- Banaun155 people
- Suhi154 people
- Hiyun151 people
- Aamba Ri Gahru150 people
- Bela150 people
- Ladwan Buhli150 people
- Bhara Yara Buhla148 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matkehru?176123
- How far is Matkehru from Mandi?87 km by road
- What is the population of Matkehru?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matkehru in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matkehru?81.3% (Census 2011)