# Machhil Village, Makhdumpur, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Makhdumpur, Jehanabad 

# Machhil

Machhil is a village in Makhdumpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,495 people in 408 households**, the 32nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 2,495people (2011)
- 408households
- 58.5%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Machhil PIN code and other codes

Machhil falls in Makhdumpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJagpura
- Community development blockMakhdumpur
- Census village code260469

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

## How far is Machhil from nearby towns?

- Makhdumpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)29 km by road
- Makhdumpur (nearest town)9 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 Machhil?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Machhil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jehanabd
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Machhil known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Machhil

Of every 100 households in Machhil in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhil · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**51%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**47%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**33%

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 Machhil?

■ Machhil · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**924

Working population ****21.4%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 40.2% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (9%) · **■** Marginal 329 (62%)

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 Makhdumpur

- Supi2,632 people
- Punahda2,579 people
- Bishunganj2,556 people
- Mekhpa2,518 people
- Akauna2,474 people
- Bela2,444 people
- Sultanpur2,395 people
- Kanauli2,249 people

[All 117 villages in Makhdumpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/makhdumpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machhil from Jehanabad?29 km by road
- What is the population of Machhil?2,495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhil in?Jehanabad district (Makhdumpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Machhil?58.5% (Census 2011)