# Photamati Village, Matarbari, South Tripura (Tripura)

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Village · Matarbari, South Tripura 

# Photamati

Photamati is a village in Matarbari sub-district of South Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,268 people in 309 households**, the 25th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 1,268people (2011)
- 309households
- 87.0%literacy
- 799116PIN code

## Photamati PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Photamati is 799116.** Photamati falls in Matarbari sub-district, South Tripura district, Tripura.

- PIN code799116
- Gram panchayatPhotamati
- Community development blockMatarbari
- Census village code272214

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

## How far is Photamati from nearby towns?

- Matarbari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Udaipur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Udaipur (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 Photamati?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Photamati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Udaipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhajanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhajanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Photamati known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and fish**. Products made here include cane goods, fruit juice, dry fish, handloom cloth, bamboo goods and serving tray. About 56% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Photamati

Of every 100 households in Photamati in 2011, 65 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Photamati · ■ Matarbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**8%

Tap water ****60%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**28%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****66%**

**77%

Television ****21%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Photamati?

■ Photamati · ■ Matarbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**934

Working population ****54.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 82.4% for women. 66% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (36%) · **■** Household industry 30 (4%) · **■** Other work 100 (14%) · **■** Marginal 154 (22%)

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 Matarbari

- Uttar Chandrapur1,842 people
- Purba Magpushkarini1,802 people
- Khupilong1,520 people
- Laxmipati1,352 people
- Radhakishorepur R.F.1,261 people
- Hirapur1,167 people
- Gandhari1,005 people
- Dakshin Brajendranagar503 people

[All 31 villages in Matarbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/south-tripura/matarbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Photamati?799116
- How far is Photamati from Udaipur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Photamati?1,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Photamati in?South Tripura district (Matarbari sub-district), Tripura
- What is the literacy rate of Photamati?87.0% (Census 2011)
