# Matkamhatu Village, Khuntpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Khuntpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Matkamhatu

Matkamhatu is a village in Khuntpani sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 146 households**, the 36th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 800people (2011)
- 146households
- 64.8%literacy
- 833201PIN code

## Matkamhatu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matkamhatu is 833201.** Matkamhatu falls in Khuntpani sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833201
- Gram panchayatLoharda
- Community development blockKhuntpani
- Census village code377462

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

## How far is Matkamhatu from nearby towns?

- Khuntpani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)13 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town)14 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 Matkamhatu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Matkamhatu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khuntpani
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Matkamhatu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 89% of the 136 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 Matkamhatu

Of every 100 households in Matkamhatu in 2011, 81 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matkamhatu · ■ Khuntpani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****61%**

**31%

Television ****19%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Matkamhatu?

■ Matkamhatu · ■ Khuntpani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**978

Working population ****38.2%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 50.9% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (32%) · **■** Marginal 75 (25%)

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 Khuntpani

- Thakuragutu893 people
- Gutuhatu884 people
- Uparlota815 people
- Baihatu804 people
- Barukuti Alias Chetan Sika789 people
- Khunta757 people
- Domra748 people
- Gotai745 people

[All 116 villages in Khuntpani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/khuntpani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matkamhatu?833201
- How far is Matkamhatu from Chaibasa?13 km by road
- What is the population of Matkamhatu?800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matkamhatu in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Khuntpani sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Matkamhatu?64.8% (Census 2011)