# Matwara Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/matwara/ Village · Bahoriband, Katni # Matwara Matwara is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,902 people in 356 households**, the 30th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,902people (2011) - 356households - 77.0%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Matwara PIN code and other codes Matwara falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBahoriband - Census village code488763 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? - Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Katni (district HQ)29 km by road - Katni (nearest town)29 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Matwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sleemnabad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sleemnabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 **dhan, chana and chana**. About 29% of the 690 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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, 76 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Matwara · ■ Bahoriband rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **66% Toilet within the home ****7%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **89% Tap water ****1%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****56%** **50% Television ****28%** **18% Mobile phone ****47%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **41% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 · ■ Bahoriband rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **948 Working population ****41.1%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 64.7% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 119 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (9%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 148 (19%) · **■** Marginal 426 (55%) 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 Bahoriband - Koodan1,958 people - Bhakharwara1,931 people - Neemkheda1,912 people - Rakhi1,909 people - Pipariya1,898 people - Bandhi1,808 people - Pondi1,797 people - Tihari1,742 people [All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Matwara from Katni?29 km by road - What is the population of Matwara?1,902 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matwara in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Matwara?77.0% (Census 2011)