# Matodha Besan Village, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/matodha-besan/ Village · Maharajpur, Chhatarpur # Matodha Besan Matodha Besan is a village in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,422 people in 255 households**, the 24th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 1,422people (2011) - 255households - 55.3%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Matodha Besan PIN code and other codes Matodha Besan falls in Maharajpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNowgong - Census village code457788 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matodha Besan from nearby towns? - Chhatarpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Chhatarpur (nearest town)40 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 Matodha Besan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Matodha Besan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maharajpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Maharajpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Matodha Besan known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 82% of the 539 hectares of village land is sown, and 392 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 Matodha Besan Of every 100 households in Matodha Besan in 2011, 38 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Matodha Besan · ■ Maharajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **55% Toilet within the home ****0%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****68%** **47% Television ****1%** **20% Mobile phone ****44%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **18% 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 Matodha Besan? ■ Matodha Besan · ■ Maharajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **891 Working population ****39.9%** **46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 43.4% for women. 50% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 495 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 22 (4%) 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 Maharajpur - Sindukhi1,514 people - Nathpur1,508 people - Malka1,497 people - Gour1,447 people - Gudara1,407 people - Pur1,218 people - Gursari1,201 people - Neguwan1,148 people [All 46 villages in Maharajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Matodha Besan from Chhatarpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Matodha Besan?1,422 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matodha Besan in?Chhatarpur district (Maharajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Matodha Besan?55.3% (Census 2011)