# Matkhor Village, Jama, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jama, Dumka 

# Matkhor

Matkhor is a village in Jama sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814158**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 44 households**, the 230th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 229people (2011)
- 44households
- 33.7%literacy
- 814158PIN code

## Matkhor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matkhor is 814158.** Matkhor falls in Jama sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814158
- Community development blockJama
- Census village code371878

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

## How far is Matkhor from nearby towns?

- Dumka (district HQ)21 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)21 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 Matkhor?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chitra Babupur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Matkhor known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Matkhor

Of every 100 households in Matkhor in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matkhor · ■ Jama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Matkhor?

■ Matkhor · ■ Jama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.7%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**981

Working population ****27.1%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.1% for men and 35.6% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (92%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (5%)

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 Jama

- Mahuatanr238 people
- Sikarpur238 people
- Lilatari233 people
- Darwechak230 people
- Balpore223 people
- Bichkora223 people
- Ambatikar221 people
- Barudih220 people

[All 320 villages in Jama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matkhor?814158
- How far is Matkhor from Dumka?21 km by road
- What is the population of Matkhor?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matkhor in?Dumka district (Jama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Matkhor?33.7% (Census 2011)