# Matahan Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Matahan

Matahan is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 31 households**, the 139th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 150people (2011)
- 31households
- 91.0%literacy
- 173024PIN code

## Matahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matahan is 173024.** Matahan falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173024
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022897

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

## How far is Matahan from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)46 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)46 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 Matahan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Matahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saranh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saranh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Matahan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, barley and maize**. About 5% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Matahan

Of every 100 households in Matahan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matahan · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**22%

Tap water ****64%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****97%**

**90%

Television ****61%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**88%

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 Matahan?

■ Matahan · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**918

Working population ****88.7%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 85.2% for women. 94% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 86 (65%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 45 (34%)

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 Pachhad

- Darabli155 people
- Ganiana Nali155 people
- Katli152 people
- Leatar Chhawli150 people
- Dhar Bharainji149 people
- Sohala148 people
- Sadna146 people
- Lana Kasar145 people

[All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matahan?173024
- How far is Matahan from Nahan?46 km by road
- What is the population of Matahan?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matahan in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matahan?91.0% (Census 2011)