# Matton Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/matton/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Matton Matton is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144527**. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 55 households**, the 266th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 235people (2011) - 55households - 71.5%literacy - 144527PIN code ## Matton PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Matton is 144527.** Matton falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144527 - Gram panchayatMatton - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031993 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matton from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)35 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)4 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 Matton? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Matton; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Garhi - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 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 Matton known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 93% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Matton Of every 100 households in Matton in 2011, 86 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Matton · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **98% Toilet within the home ****66%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **38% Tap water ****54%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **52% Use banking services ****86%** **84% Television ****67%** **86% Mobile phone ****71%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****38%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **9% None of these assets ****14%** **4% Own their home ****71%** **96% 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 Matton? ■ Matton · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **890 Working population ****35.3%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 66.7% for women. 66% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 62 (75%) · **■** Other work 19 (23%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%) 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 Garhshankar - Gandhowal276 people - Mukandpur273 people - Dholron264 people - Badhel260 people - Chahar212 people - Darapur211 people - Chak Natha208 people - Untwal202 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Matton?144527 - How far is Matton from Hoshiarpur?35 km by road - What is the population of Matton?235 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matton in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Matton?71.5% (Census 2011)