# Machhail Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/machhail/

Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Machhail

Machhail is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **685 people in 102 households**, the 158th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 685people (2011)
- 102households
- 32.1%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Machhail PIN code and other codes

Machhail falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBasalgaon
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225089

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

## How far is Machhail from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)79 km by road
- Raiganj (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 Machhail?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Machhail; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Machhail known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Machhail

Of every 100 households in Machhail in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhail · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**40%

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 Machhail?

■ Machhail · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.1%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**960

Working population ****25.5%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.5% for men and 30.8% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (44%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 64 (37%)

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 Barsoi

- Pokharia698 people
- Dubisubhi696 people
- Sitgaon692 people
- Chetana687 people
- Damdolia652 people
- Sanjhia652 people
- Pichra638 people
- Karimganj619 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machhail from Katihar?79 km by road
- What is the population of Machhail?685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhail in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Machhail?32.1% (Census 2011)