Village · Madanpur, Aurangabad
# Machiar Bigaha

Machiar Bigaha is a village in Madanpur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 511 people in 66 households, the 95th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.
- 511 people (2011)
- 66 households
- 80.9% literacy
- 886 females per 1,000 males

## Machiar Bigaha PIN code and other codes

Machiar Bigaha falls in Madanpur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Ghatrain
- Community development block Madanpur
- Census village code 254514

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Machiar Bigaha from nearby towns?
- Madanpur (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ) 17 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Machiar Bigaha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Machiar Bigaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Madanpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Madanpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Machiar Bigaha known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 29% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Machiar Bigaha

Of every 100 households in Machiar Bigaha in 2011, 13 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machiar Bigaha · ■ Madanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 13% 12%
- Toilet within the home 2% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 83%
- Tap water 2% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 63% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 94%
- Use banking services 18% 45%
- Television 5% 10%
- Mobile phone 73% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 22% 26%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Machiar Bigaha?

■ Machiar Bigaha · ■ Madanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.9% 66.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 886 932
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1205 944
- Working population 56.6% 33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 73.1% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 116 (40%) · ■ Household industry 45 (16%) · ■ Other work 60 (21%) · ■ Marginal 57 (20%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Madanpur
- Bahlola 645 people
- Urda 632 people
- Bara 602 people
- Runian 587 people
- Niman 511 people
- Kakan 492 people
- Shiwarajpur 490 people
- Kathri 484 people

All 124 villages in Madanpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Machiar Bigaha from Aurangabad? 17 km by road
- What is the population of Machiar Bigaha? 511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machiar Bigaha in? Aurangabad district (Madanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Machiar Bigaha? 80.9% (Census 2011)

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