# Matohar Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Matohar

Matohar is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **57 people in 15 households**, the 195th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 57people (2011)
- 15households
- 58.3%literacy
- 727females per 1,000 males

## Matohar PIN code and other codes

Matohar falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501137

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

## How far is Matohar from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)80 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)35 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 Matohar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Matohar; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Matohar known for?

About 9% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Matohar

Of every 100 households in Matohar in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matohar · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****15%**

**62%

Television ****31%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**38%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

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 Matohar?

■ Matohar · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****727**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****286**

**957

Working population ****56.1%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 45.5% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 32 (100%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Baghadol112 people
- Surgurh90 people
- Bidor66 people
- Mithouli66 people
- Tenduha42 people
- Khapkauha25 people
- Kirgi Barha23 people
- Lukam Tola20 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matohar from Shahdol?80 km by road
- What is the population of Matohar?57 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matohar in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matohar?58.3% (Census 2011)