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By population, Matkanda (368) ranks #81 of 228 villages in Krishangarh mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Matkanda (368) is a village of 99 people in 21 households (Census 2011) in Krishangarh tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 81st-largest of 228 villages in Krishangarh tehsil. Literacy is 80%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,200 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173236; the LGD village code is 21266. The sarpanch is Surender Kumar. The population is estimated at 117 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gharsi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matkanda (368) · this village | 99 | 80% | — |
| Gharsi Brahmna (364) · Krishangarh | 497 | 77% | — |
| Gharsi Kanaitan (359) · Krishangarh | 134 | 76% | — |
| Dhayla (360) · Krishangarh | 111 | 76% | — |
| Chayawni Bughrat (367) · Krishangarh | 108 | 73% | — |
| Chayawni Kamthanua (366) · Krishangarh | 101 | 70% | — |
| Era (358) · Krishangarh | 82 | 77% | — |
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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