# Matia Village, Kegaon, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kegaon/matia/ Village · Kegaon, Kalahandi # Matia Matia is a village in Kegaon sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766036**. The 2011 Census counted **1,621 people in 374 households**, the 17th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%. - 1,621people (2011) - 374households - 60.8%literacy - 766036PIN code ## Matia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Matia is 766036.** Matia falls in Kegaon sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha. - PIN code766036 - Gram panchayatMatia - Community development blockBhawanipatna - Census village code423606 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matia from nearby towns? - Kegaon (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Bhawanipatna (district HQ)35 km by road - Titlagarh (nearest town)15 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 Matia? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Matia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Karlapada - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Matia known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and onion**. Products made here include bricks. About 90% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Matia Of every 100 households in Matia in 2011, 7 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Matia · ■ Kegaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **16% Toilet within the home ****6%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****10%** **29% Television ****7%** **8% Mobile phone ****21%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **36% Own their home ****97%** **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 Matia? ■ Matia · ■ Kegaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%** **54.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754** **943 Working population ****54.1%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 44.5% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 237 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 491 (56%) 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 Kegaon - Barafa1,792 people - Kegaon1,758 people - Senpur1,681 people - Leter1,666 people - Badchergaon1,616 people - Kantamal1,568 people - Aratala1,517 people - Sapasilet1,500 people [All 108 villages in Kegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kegaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Matia?766036 - How far is Matia from Bhawanipatna?35 km by road - What is the population of Matia?1,621 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matia in?Kalahandi district (Kegaon sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Matia?60.8% (Census 2011)