# Machwa Village, Pach Deuri, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pach Deuri, Gopalganj 

# Machwa

Machwa is a village in Pach Deuri sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,319 people in 254 households**, the 27th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,319people (2011)
- 254households
- 66.5%literacy
- 1,087females per 1,000 males

## Machwa PIN code and other codes

Machwa falls in Pach Deuri sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKuisa Khurs
- Community development blockPach Deuri
- Census village code230223

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

## How far is Machwa from nearby towns?

- Pach Deuri (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)30 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)13 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 Machwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Machwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Machwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Machwa

Of every 100 households in Machwa in 2011, 38 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Machwa · ■ Pach Deuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****81%**

**67%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Machwa?

■ Machwa · ■ Pach Deuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**953

Working population ****27.1%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 54.0% for women. 40% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 61 (17%) · **■** Marginal 261 (73%)

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 Pach Deuri

- Motipur1,386 people
- Sikatia1,384 people
- Rupi Bagahi1,367 people
- Mahathwa1,331 people
- Tetariya Bhichha Ram1,286 people
- Deuria1,281 people
- Gahni1,225 people
- Gopalpur1,221 people

[All 99 villages in Pach Deuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/pach-deuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machwa from Gopalganj?30 km by road
- What is the population of Machwa?1,319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machwa in?Gopalganj district (Pach Deuri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Machwa?66.5% (Census 2011)