# Matwara Village, Shahpura, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur 

# Matwara

Matwara is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 105 households**, the 115th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 543people (2011)
- 105households
- 77.6%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Matwara PIN code and other codes

Matwara falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahpura
- Census village code489658

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

## How far is Matwara from nearby towns?

- Shahpura (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town)8 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 Matwara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Matwara; 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 · Shahpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Matwara known for?

The main crops are **chana, urad and wheat**. About 89% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 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 Matwara

Of every 100 households in Matwara in 2011, 44 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matwara · ■ Shahpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**15%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**40%

Television ****1%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**43%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

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 Matwara?

■ Matwara · ■ Shahpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**925

Working population ****46.8%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 68.3% for women. 68% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (84%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Shahpura

- Pipariya567 people
- Surai567 people
- Sagda Mihagawan565 people
- Imliya562 people
- Raini543 people
- Jamkhar531 people
- Gwari524 people
- Bambawari518 people

[All 227 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matwara from Jabalpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Matwara?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matwara in?Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matwara?77.6% (Census 2011)