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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
durga vati
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- LGD code
- 21456
- Pincode
- 173233
- Post office
- Patta
- Population
- 43
- Households
- 9
- Literacy rate
- 58.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1389 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 24
Census 2011 · in context
How Matkuda (494) compares
By population, Matkuda (494) ranks #155 of 228 villages in Krishangarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.1%
−14.0% vs mandal average
- Matkuda (494)
- 58.1%
- Krishangarh mandal
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,389
+413 vs mandal average
- Matkuda (494)
- 1,389
- Krishangarh mandal
- 976
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Matkuda (494)
- 4.8
- Krishangarh mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Matkuda (494) at a glance
Matkuda (494) is a village of 43 people in 9 households (Census 2011) in Krishangarh tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 155th-largest of 228 villages in Krishangarh tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 14 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,389 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173233, served by Patta post office; the LGD village code is 21456. The sarpanch is durga vati. The population is estimated at 51 in 2026, up 19% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhawguri →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matkuda (494) · this village | 43 | 58% | — |
| Bhaguri (504) · Krishangarh | 568 | 68% | — |
| Bastala (503) · Krishangarh | 243 | 59% | — |
| Kotla (505) · Krishangarh | 197 | 80% | — |
| Bandh (499) · Krishangarh | 189 | 78% | — |
| Auda Manjhari (501) · Krishangarh | 164 | 65% | — |
| Bani (500) · Krishangarh | 111 | 68% | — |
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Notice board · Matkuda (494)
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Key facts — Matkuda (494)
- LGD code
- 21456
- Pincode
- 173233
- Post office
- Patta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 43
- Population (projected 2026)
- 51
- Households
- 9
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1389
- Literacy rate
- 58.1%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- durga vati
- Block / Mandal
- Krishangarh
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Nalagarh (30.4 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Dispensary, Baruna (30.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bharatgarh (35.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 173233
- Bhaguri (504)Krishangarh mandal568 pop
- Chadiyar (231)Baddi mandal416 pop
- Kharota (228)Baddi mandal315 pop
- Bastala (503)Krishangarh mandal243 pop
- Salga (247)Krishangarh mandal209 pop
- Nahari (155)Kasauli mandal195 pop
- Kaintha (238)Baddi mandal194 pop
- Kaindol (206)Baddi mandal171 pop
- Barag (173)Kasauli mandal169 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Matkuda (494)
Other villages in Krishangarh mandal
View all 60+ →- Krishangarh (463)
- Arla (466)
- Bhaguri (504)
- Chandi (375)
- Gharsi Brahmna (364)
- Rampur (380)
- Patta (252)
- Jadla (446)
- Goela (354)
- Darwa (421)
- Sheel (480)
- Sua (330)
- Khaltu (465)
- Badhalag (401)
- Chanol (469)
- Nichla Badoh (485)
- Banalag (434)
- Badhal (350)
- Dhakriana (337)
- Jatrog (433)
- Timli (417)
- Shan (413)
- Bastala (503)
- Thimber (378)
- Uprla Badoh (486)
- Maneshi (399)
- Banti (482)
- Dhandri (488)
- Harath (388)
- Kayal Mehtan (394)
- Salga (247)
- Kotla (505)
- Bandh (499)
- Sherla (325)
- Badhu (345)
- Auda Manjhari (501)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)