# Matal Bakhog Village, Rajgarh, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/rajgarh/matal-bakhog/ Village · Rajgarh, Sirmaur # Matal Bakhog Matal Bakhog is a village in Rajgarh sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171226**. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 161 households**, the 6th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%. - 763people (2011) - 161households - 77.4%literacy - 171226PIN code ## Matal Bakhog PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Matal Bakhog is 171226.** Matal Bakhog falls in Rajgarh sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171226 - Community development blockRajgarh - Census village code022512 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matal Bakhog from nearby towns? - Rajgarh (sub-district HQ)68 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)160 km by road - Rajgarh (nearest town)68 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 Matal Bakhog? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Matal Bakhog; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bharoli - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajgarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Matal Bakhog known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulse**. About 14% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Matal Bakhog Of every 100 households in Matal Bakhog in 2011, 96 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Matal Bakhog · ■ Rajgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****16%** **56% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **43% Tap water ****99%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **81% Use banking services ****46%** **75% Television ****30%** **66% Mobile phone ****81%** **80% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****14%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **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 Matal Bakhog? ■ Matal Bakhog · ■ Rajgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **86.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **946 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741** **926 Working population ****63.0%** **71.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 70.0% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 401 (83%) · **■** Other work 78 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 Rajgarh - Dibbar832 people - Dharoti807 people - Didag Khanotao804 people - Chhog Tali770 people - Dimbar743 people - Tali Bhujal716 people - Nei Neti623 people - Bhuira620 people [All 140 villages in Rajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/rajgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Matal Bakhog?171226 - How far is Matal Bakhog from Nahan?160 km by road - What is the population of Matal Bakhog?763 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matal Bakhog in?Sirmaur district (Rajgarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Matal Bakhog?77.4% (Census 2011)