# Machhendra Village, Jhajha, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/jhajha/machhendra/ Village · Jhajha, Jamui # Machhendra Machhendra is a village in Jhajha sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar, PIN code **811305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,619 people in 273 households**, the 47th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 1,619people (2011) - 273households - 69.6%literacy - 811305PIN code ## Machhendra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhendra is 811305.** Machhendra falls in Jhajha sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar. - PIN code811305 - Gram panchayatBarakola - Community development blockJhajha - Census village code259002 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhendra from nearby towns? - Jhajha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Jamui (district HQ)32 km by road - Jhajha (nearest town)7 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 Machhendra? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Machhendra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Keshopur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jhajha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Machhendra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Machhendra Of every 100 households in Machhendra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Machhendra · ■ Jhajha rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **6% Toilet within the home ****10%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **93% Tap water ****7%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****57%** **36% Television ****3%** **4% Mobile phone ****57%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **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 Machhendra? ■ Machhendra · ■ Jhajha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **967 Working population ****41.1%** **45.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 60.4% for women. 42% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (17%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 460 (69%) 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 Jhajha - Tola Godaia1,695 people - Tola Siantanr1,660 people - Tola Phoksa1,651 people - Ramdaspur1,625 people - Tola Chiraiya1,601 people - Tola Burhikhar1,541 people - Tola Jogiatila1,513 people - Tola Bathnabaran1,429 people [All 195 villages in Jhajha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/jhajha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhendra?811305 - How far is Machhendra from Jamui?32 km by road - What is the population of Machhendra?1,619 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhendra in?Jamui district (Jhajha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Machhendra?69.6% (Census 2011)