# Matkanda Village, Krishangarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Krishangarh, Solan 

# Matkanda

Matkanda is a village in Krishangarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173206**. The 2011 Census counted **99 people in 21 households**, the 81st largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 99people (2011)
- 21households
- 88.8%literacy
- 173206PIN code

## Matkanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matkanda is 173206.** Matkanda falls in Krishangarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173206
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021266

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

## How far is Matkanda from nearby towns?

- Kuthar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)50 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)50 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 Matkanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chauni Bughrat
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dogal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Matkanda known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 20% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Matkanda

Of every 100 households in Matkanda in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Matkanda · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**37%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****91%**

**81%

Television ****64%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Matkanda?

■ Matkanda · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1200**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2333**

**907

Working population ****56.6%**

**63.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 80.9% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 21 (38%) · **■** Marginal 35 (62%)

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 Krishangarh

- Phagla104 people
- Chauni Kamthanua101 people
- Jagtawan101 people
- Barla100 people
- Kaonta Warla98 people
- Bariyan97 people
- Serta97 people
- Kandryar96 people

[All 229 villages in Krishangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/krishangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matkanda?173206
- How far is Matkanda from Solan?50 km by road
- What is the population of Matkanda?99 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matkanda in?Solan district (Krishangarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matkanda?88.8% (Census 2011)