# Machkhia Village, Durgawati, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Durgawati, Kaimur 

# Machkhia

Machkhia is a village in Durgawati sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,377 people in 200 households**, the 35th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,377people (2011)
- 200households
- 85.4%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Machkhia PIN code and other codes

Machkhia falls in Durgawati sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAwariya
- Community development blockDurgawati
- Census village code249549

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

## How far is Machkhia from nearby towns?

- Durgawati (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)33 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)33 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 Machkhia?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mohania
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhabua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Machkhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Machkhia

Of every 100 households in Machkhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Machkhia · ■ Durgawati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**48%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****60%**

**46%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

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 Machkhia?

■ Machkhia · ■ Durgawati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**71.1%

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

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**927

Working population ****25.1%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 78.4% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (17%) · **■** Marginal 136 (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 Durgawati

- Gorar1,515 people
- Dirkhili1,504 people
- Ghinhu Patti1,440 people
- Jamurni1,439 people
- Firozpur1,336 people
- Ashoga1,301 people
- Sarangpur1,294 people
- Rohua1,270 people

[All 108 villages in Durgawati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/durgawati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machkhia from Bhabua?33 km by road
- What is the population of Machkhia?1,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machkhia in?Kaimur district (Durgawati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Machkhia?85.4% (Census 2011)