# Matwan Village, Poladpur, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/poladpur/matwan/ Village · Poladpur, Raigarh # Matwan Matwan is a village in Poladpur sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 183 households**, the 7th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 944people (2011) - 183households - 82.6%literacy - 919females per 1,000 males ## Matwan PIN code and other codes Matwan falls in Poladpur sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPoladpur - Census village code555144 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matwan from nearby towns? - Poladpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)132 km by road - Mahad (nearest town)12 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 Matwan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Matwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Matwan known for? The main crops are **groundnut**. Products made here include edible oil. About 31% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Matwan Of every 100 households in Matwan in 2011, 85 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Matwan · ■ Poladpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **89% Toilet within the home ****42%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **42% Tap water ****75%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **86% Use banking services ****52%** **55% Television ****35%** **32% Mobile phone ****53%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **38% Own their home ****99%** **92% 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 Matwan? ■ Matwan · ■ Poladpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **1124 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **975 Working population ****45.8%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 75.9% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 257 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (7%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 82 (19%) · **■** Marginal 55 (13%) 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 Poladpur - Wakan1,661 people - Charai1,023 people - Kapade Kh.1,013 people - Divil999 people - Sakhar879 people - Turbhe Kh.852 people - Wazarwadi799 people - Sawad705 people [All 86 villages in Poladpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/poladpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Matwan from Alibag?132 km by road - What is the population of Matwan?944 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matwan in?Raigarh district (Poladpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Matwan?82.6% (Census 2011)