# Shekha Matta Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/shekha-matta/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Shekha Matta Shekha Matta is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 113 households**, the 206th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 501people (2011) - 113households - 89.7%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Shekha Matta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shekha Matta is 144214.** Shekha Matta falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatShekha-Matta - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031106 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekha Matta from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)66 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)8 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 Shekha Matta? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Shekha Matta; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghagwal - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 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 Shekha Matta known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 67% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Shekha Matta Of every 100 households in Shekha Matta in 2011, 99 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Shekha Matta · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****71%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **56% Tap water ****58%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **44% Use banking services ****99%** **84% Television ****91%** **83% Mobile phone ****96%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****59%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **5% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Shekha Matta? ■ Shekha Matta · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650** **851 Working population ****30.3%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 87.3% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 63 (41%) · **■** Other work 82 (54%) · **■** Marginal 7 (5%) 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 Mukerian - Puro Chak512 people - Gaunspur504 people - Bariana503 people - Mehmudpur501 people - Chamuhi499 people - Sihan497 people - Jakhrawal495 people - Nangal Awana487 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekha Matta?144214 - How far is Shekha Matta from Hoshiarpur?66 km by road - What is the population of Shekha Matta?501 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekha Matta in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shekha Matta?89.7% (Census 2011)