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{{use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Matfallu
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.1490677|N|75.8573503|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric


| elevation_m = 240
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 784<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=32763|title=Village Population per Census India|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 400/384 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144502
| area_code_type = Telephone
| area_code = 01826
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#PB.E2.80.94Punjab|PB]]- 08
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-PB]]

| blank1_name_sec2 = Post office
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Dosanjh Kalan]]
| website = {{URL|jalandhar.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Matfallu''' also spelled as Matfalu, is a village in [[Jalandhar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located 5.8 km away from postal head office in [[Dosanjh Kalan]], 20.6 km from [[Phillaur]], 40 km from district headquarter [[Jalandhar]] and 127 km from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by a [[sarpanch]], who is an [[elected representative]].

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, [[Co-education|co-ed]] [[primary school]] (PRI Matfallu). The school provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]] and the meal prepared in school premises.

== Demography ==
According to the report [[published]] by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]] , Matfallu has a total number of 164 houses and population of 784 of which include 400 males and 384 females. [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] rate of Matfallu is 81.43%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 84 which is 10.71% of total population of Matfallu, and child sex ratio is approximately 556 lower than state average of 846.

Most of the people are from [[Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 70.28% of total population in Matfallu. The town does not have any [[Schedule Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.

As per census 2011, 224 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Matfallu which includes 199 males and 25 females. According to census survey report 2011, 82.14% workers describe their work as main work and 17.86% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.<ref name=census />

== Transport ==
Goraya railway station is the nearest [[train station]] however, [[Phagwara]] Junction [[train station]] is 15.5 km away from the village. The village is 53.4 km away from [[domestic airport]] in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest [[international airport]] is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is 131 km away in [[Amritsar]].

== References ==
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{{Jalandhar district}}


[[Category:Villages in Jalandhar district]]

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