# Machhra Village, Alauli, Khagaria (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/khagaria/alauli/machhra/ Village · Alauli, Khagaria # Machhra Machhra is a village in Alauli sub-district of Khagaria district, Bihar, PIN code **848203**. The 2011 Census counted **7,009 people in 1,341 households**, the 18th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.3%. - 7,009people (2011) - 1,341households - 41.6%literacy - 848203PIN code ## Machhra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhra is 848203.** Machhra falls in Alauli sub-district, Khagaria district, Bihar. - PIN code848203 - Gram panchayatChhilkouri - Community development blockAlauli - Census village code238578 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhra from nearby towns? - Alauli (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Khagaria (district HQ)28 km by road - Khagaria (nearest town)28 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 Machhra? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Machhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Haripur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonihar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Machhra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 1,276 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Machhra Of every 100 households in Machhra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machhra · ■ Alauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****2%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****8%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****36%** **20% Television ****1%** **2% Mobile phone ****24%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****54%** **48% 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 Machhra? ■ Machhra · ■ Alauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%** **47.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **918 Working population ****32.2%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.8% for men and 29.4% for women. 42% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 311 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (11%) · **■** Other work 196 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,500 (66%) 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 Alauli - Goriami7,660 people - Gaura Chak7,561 people - Chharapatti7,125 people - Chhil Kauri7,108 people - Sanjhauti6,554 people - Ananpur Maran6,528 people - Ladaura6,005 people - Jogia5,899 people [All 45 villages in Alauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/khagaria/alauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhra?848203 - How far is Machhra from Khagaria?28 km by road - What is the population of Machhra?7,009 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhra in?Khagaria district (Alauli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Machhra?41.6% (Census 2011)