# Machavaram Village, Kandukur, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kandukur/machavaram/ Village · Kandukur, Prakasam # Machavaram Machavaram is a village in Kandukur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523105**. The 2011 Census counted **6,415 people in 1,632 households**, the 1st largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 6,415people (2011) - 1,632households - 55.8%literacy - 523105PIN code ## Machavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machavaram is 523105.** Machavaram falls in Kandukur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523105 - Gram panchayatMachavaram - Community development blockKandukur - Census village code591541 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machavaram from nearby towns? - Kandukur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)58 km by road - Kandukur (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 Machavaram? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Machavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kandukur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kandukur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kandukur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Machavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and green gram**. About 58% of the 1,671 hectares of village land is sown, and 908 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 Machavaram Of every 100 households in Machavaram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machavaram · ■ Kandukur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****31%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **72% Tap water ****74%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **67% Use banking services ****36%** **55% Television ****51%** **51% Mobile phone ****46%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **22% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Machavaram? ■ Machavaram · ■ Kandukur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **56.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **942 Working population ****48.8%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.1% for men and 48.4% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 582 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,714 (55%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 640 (20%) · **■** Marginal 190 (6%) 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 Kandukur - Palukur5,849 people - Mahadevapuram3,512 people - Ogur3,319 people - Mopadu3,010 people [All 19 villages in Kandukur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kandukur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machavaram?523105 - How far is Machavaram from Ongole?58 km by road - What is the population of Machavaram?6,415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machavaram in?Prakasam district (Kandukur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Machavaram?55.8% (Census 2011)