# Machhia Village, Sakra, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/sakra/machhia/ Village · Sakra, Muzaffarpur # Machhia Machhia is a village in Sakra sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **843105**. The 2011 Census counted **4,993 people in 917 households**, the 14th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 4,993people (2011) - 917households - 71.0%literacy - 843105PIN code ## Machhia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhia is 843105.** Machhia falls in Sakra sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code843105 - Gram panchayatMachahi - Community development blockSakra - Census village code229722 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhia from nearby towns? - Sakra (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)30 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)30 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 Machhia? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Machhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sakra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sakra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Machhia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Machhia Of every 100 households in Machhia in 2011, 13 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machhia · ■ Sakra rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **19% Toilet within the home ****16%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****67%** **59% Television ****14%** **14% Mobile phone ****65%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **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 Machhia? ■ Machhia · ■ Sakra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **914 Working population ****30.8%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 60.9% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 247 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 567 (37%) · **■** Household industry 160 (10%) · **■** Other work 155 (10%) · **■** Marginal 411 (27%) 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 Sakra - Jagdishpur Baghnagri6,344 people - Dubaha Buzurg6,318 people - Chhapra Faridpur urf Misraulia5,883 people - Paighambarpur5,037 people - Donwan4,326 people - Baji Buzurg4,322 people - Raja Padar4,119 people - Sujawalpur4,032 people [All 121 villages in Sakra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/sakra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhia?843105 - How far is Machhia from Muzaffarpur?30 km by road - What is the population of Machhia?4,993 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhia in?Muzaffarpur district (Sakra sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Machhia?71.0% (Census 2011)