# Matinagar Village, Boxanagar, West Tripura (Tripura)

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Village · Boxanagar, West Tripura 

# Matinagar

Matinagar is a village in Boxanagar sub-district of West Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799131**. The 2011 Census counted **4,394 people in 901 households**, the 4th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 4,394people (2011)
- 901households
- 86.7%literacy
- 799131PIN code

## Matinagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matinagar is 799131.** Matinagar falls in Boxanagar sub-district, West Tripura district, Tripura.

- PIN code799131
- Gram panchayatMatinagar
- Community development blockBoxanagar
- Census village code272096

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

## How far is Matinagar from nearby towns?

- Boxanagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Agartala (district HQ)57 km by road
- Sonamura (nearest town)10 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 Matinagar?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Matinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonamura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonamura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Agartala
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Matinagar known for?

The main crops are **vegetables, moong and chili**. Products made here include pineapple juice, pottery, steel factory, decorative items, flower top and weaved. About 23% of the 1,555 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Matinagar

Of every 100 households in Matinagar in 2011, 59 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matinagar · ■ Boxanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**5%

Tap water ****23%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****86%**

**71%

Television ****28%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Matinagar?

■ Matinagar · ■ Boxanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**964

Working population ****31.2%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 82.6% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 630 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (27%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 235 (17%) · **■** Marginal 110 (8%)

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 Boxanagar

- Boxanagar5,414 people
- Kalsimura5,272 people
- Kulubari4,729 people
- Rahimpur3,888 people
- Bhaluarchar3,787 people
- Kalamchaura3,647 people
- Putia3,290 people

[All 16 villages in Boxanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/boxanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matinagar?799131
- How far is Matinagar from Agartala?57 km by road
- What is the population of Matinagar?4,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matinagar in?West Tripura district (Boxanagar sub-district), Tripura
- What is the literacy rate of Matinagar?86.7% (Census 2011)
