Village · Shalai, Sirmaur # Matiana Matiana is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173027. The 2011 Census counted 763 people in 96 households, the 19th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 763 people (2011) - 96 households - 67.0% literacy - 173027 PIN code ## Matiana PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Matiana is 173027. Matiana falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173027 - Community development block Shillai - Census village code 023458 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Matiana from nearby towns? - Shalai (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 120 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 74 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Matiana? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Matiana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shilai - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Shilai - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Shilai - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Matiana known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and ginger. About 23% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Matiana Of every 100 households in Matiana in 2011, 92 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Matiana · ■ Shalai rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 86% - Toilet within the home 26% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 59% - Tap water 72% 74% - Drinking water within premises 14% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 90% - Use banking services 48% 80% - Television 41% 41% - Mobile phone 75% 77% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 1% 4% - None of these assets 24% 17% - Own their home 97% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Matiana? ■ Matiana · ■ Shalai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.0% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 908 902 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1063 957 - Working population 68.7% 58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 61.5% for women. 70% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 299 (57%) · ■ Other work 12 (2%) · ■ Marginal 213 (41%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shalai - Gawali Pashmi 1,031 people - Bindla Digwa 896 people - Sayasu 816 people - Bambal 797 people - Pab 709 people - Diyandon 529 people - Nawna Bhatwar 447 people - Kiyana 429 people All 28 villages in Shalai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Matiana? 173027 - How far is Matiana from Nahan? 120 km by road - What is the population of Matiana? 763 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matiana in? Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Matiana? 67.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/matiana/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.