# Matran Village, SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/matran/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Matran Matran is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140306**. The 2011 Census counted **382 people in 69 households**, the 68th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 382people (2011) - 69households - 81.3%literacy - 140306PIN code ## Matran PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Matran is 140306.** Matran falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140306 - Gram panchayatMatran - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039195 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matran from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)18 km by road - S.A.S. Nagar (nearest town)6 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 Matran? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Matran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bakarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohali - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Matran known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 93% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Matran Of every 100 households in Matran in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 82 a two-wheeler and 24 a car. ■ Matran · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****88%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **27% Tap water ****81%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **44% Use banking services ****98%** **70% Television ****98%** **82% Mobile phone ****94%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****82%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****24%** **15% None of these assets ****0%** **2% Own their home ****98%** **85% 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 Matran? ■ Matran · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619** **833 Working population ****36.4%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 75.8% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 79 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (9%) · **■** Other work 22 (16%) · **■** Marginal 26 (19%) 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 SAS Nagar - Bari507 people - Shafipur507 people - Mindha Majra449 people - Gidarpur396 people - Chachu Majra375 people - Khanpur Khurd372 people - Drari368 people - Alipur353 people [All 85 villages in SAS Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Matran?140306 - How far is Matran from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?18 km by road - What is the population of Matran?382 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matran in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Matran?81.3% (Census 2011)