# Matrech Village, Darlaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Darlaghat, Solan 

# Matrech

Matrech is a village in Darlaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171102**. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 18 households**, the 114th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 109people (2011)
- 18households
- 77.2%literacy
- 171102PIN code

## Matrech PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matrech is 171102.** Matrech falls in Darlaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171102
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020295

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

## How far is Matrech from nearby towns?

- Darlaghat (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)112 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)56 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 Matrech?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Matrech; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kandhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Matrech known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 10% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Matrech

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

■ Matrech · ■ Darlaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**59%

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

**20%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****39%**

**83%

Television ****50%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**11%

None of these assets ****11%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**86%

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 Matrech?

■ Matrech · ■ Darlaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****758**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****308**

**923

Working population ****65.1%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 67.4% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (14%) · **■** Marginal 45 (63%)

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 Darlaghat

- Ranoh Khalsa117 people
- Boi112 people
- Ghalot112 people
- Chanarri109 people
- Dughnu108 people
- Palata108 people
- Siyarali108 people
- Kun-Knunu107 people

[All 195 villages in Darlaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/darlaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matrech?171102
- How far is Matrech from Solan?112 km by road
- What is the population of Matrech?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matrech in?Solan district (Darlaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matrech?77.2% (Census 2011)