# Machola Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Machola

Machola is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,417 people in 319 households**, the 33rd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 1,417people (2011)
- 319households
- 54.1%literacy
- 854116PIN code

## Machola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machola is 854116.** Machola falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854116
- Gram panchayatKatghar
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225377

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

## How far is Machola from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)25 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 Machola?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Machola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Durgapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Harphare
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Machola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Machola

Of every 100 households in Machola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machola · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**45%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**25%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**40%

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 Machola?

■ Machola · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**959

Working population ****47.4%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 44.5% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 524 (78%)

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 Pranpur

- Pakaria1,539 people
- Harsua1,532 people
- Shahpur1,521 people
- Budhaili1,481 people
- Chaumukha1,377 people
- Kebala Milik1,365 people
- Mahadeopur1,362 people
- Madansahi1,326 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machola?854116
- How far is Machola from Katihar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Machola?1,417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machola in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Machola?54.1% (Census 2011)