# Matchadu Village, Kharkutta, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Matchadu

Matchadu is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 38 households**, the 103rd largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 214people (2011)
- 38households
- 74.7%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Matchadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matchadu is 793111.** Matchadu falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code275058

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

## How far is Matchadu from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)124 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)124 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 Matchadu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Matchadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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

- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Matchadu known for?

The main crops are **rice, maize and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Matchadu

Of every 100 households in Matchadu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matchadu · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****33%**

**22%

Television ****19%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Matchadu?

■ Matchadu · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**947

Working population ****57.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 77.2% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 93 (76%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 22 (18%)

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 Kharkutta

- Norangga Dilnenggittim234 people
- Lower Rongmatchu229 people
- Chibra Jambal225 people
- Rangsa222 people
- Upper Sari Awe213 people
- Mingkrak212 people
- Nanggilding201 people
- Mandu200 people

[All 188 villages in Kharkutta](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/kharkutta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matchadu?793111
- How far is Matchadu from Williamnagar?124 km by road
- What is the population of Matchadu?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matchadu in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Matchadu?74.7% (Census 2011)