# Machhaila Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Machhaila

Machhaila is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854325**. The 2011 Census counted **4,049 people in 846 households**, the 25th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 4,049people (2011)
- 846households
- 54.0%literacy
- 854325PIN code

## Machhaila PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhaila is 854325.** Machhaila falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854325
- Gram panchayatChaukta
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222207

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

## How far is Machhaila from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)30 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)30 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 Machhaila?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Machhaila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jokihat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Machhaila known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Machhaila

Of every 100 households in Machhaila in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhaila · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**17%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Machhaila?

■ Machhaila · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**961

Working population ****31.0%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.9% for men and 49.5% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 505 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (5%) · **■** Marginal 496 (39%)

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 Jokihat

- Kesarra4,489 people
- Semaria4,220 people
- Chainpur4,119 people
- Malharia4,114 people
- Girda4,019 people
- Dabhra4,016 people
- Dumaria3,961 people
- Bagesari3,929 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhaila?854325
- How far is Machhaila from Araria?30 km by road
- What is the population of Machhaila?4,049 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhaila in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Machhaila?54.0% (Census 2011)