# Matuja Village, Sheo, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sheo, Barmer 

# Matuja

Matuja is a village in Sheo sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344701**. The 2011 Census counted **1,059 people in 175 households**, the 61st largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 1,059people (2011)
- 175households
- 53.1%literacy
- 344701PIN code

## Matuja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matuja is 344701.** Matuja falls in Sheo sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344701
- Community development blockSheo
- Census village code086773

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

## How far is Matuja from nearby towns?

- Sheo (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)65 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)65 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 Matuja?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sheo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Matuja known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and jeera**. About 63% of the 2,998 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Matuja

Of every 100 households in Matuja in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matuja · ■ Sheo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****36%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**60%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****41%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Matuja?

■ Matuja · ■ Sheo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**869

Working population ****54.5%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 48.0% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 551 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 24 (4%)

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 Sheo

- Jaisindhar Station1,090 people
- Deoron Ki Basti1,075 people
- Rawatsar1,071 people
- Mandaliya1,063 people
- Kanasar Golai1,055 people
- Magini1,041 people
- Charno Ki Dhani1,039 people
- Dharwi Khurd1,036 people

[All 299 villages in Sheo](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/sheo/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matuja?344701
- How far is Matuja from Barmer?65 km by road
- What is the population of Matuja?1,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matuja in?Barmer district (Sheo sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Matuja?53.1% (Census 2011)