# Machhar Ganw Village, Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/jogapatti/machhar-ganw/ Village · Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran # Machhar Ganw Machhar Ganw is a village in Jogapatti sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845452**. The 2011 Census counted **6,640 people in 1,192 households**, the 6th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%. - 6,640people (2011) - 1,192households - 65.3%literacy - 845452PIN code ## Machhar Ganw PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhar Ganw is 845452.** Machhar Ganw falls in Jogapatti sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845452 - Gram panchayatMachhar Ganw - Community development blockJogapatti - Census village code217054 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhar Ganw from nearby towns? - Jogapatti (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)16 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)16 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 Machhar Ganw? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Machhar Ganw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lakhmipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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 Machhar Ganw known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Machhar Ganw Of every 100 households in Machhar Ganw in 2011, 2 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Machhar Ganw · ■ Jogapatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **1% Toilet within the home ****30%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **90% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **98% Use banking services ****38%** **36% Television ****13%** **5% Mobile phone ****62%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **16% 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 Machhar Ganw? ■ Machhar Ganw · ■ Jogapatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **51.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **957 Working population ****24.3%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 56.2% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 255 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 525 (33%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 514 (32%) · **■** Marginal 299 (19%) 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 Jogapatti - Pipra Naurangia10,291 people - Nawalpur10,161 people - Dumri9,043 people - Dharhwa8,433 people - Bhawanipur6,276 people - Bhawanipur6,208 people - Chaumukha6,069 people - Gora5,433 people [All 105 villages in Jogapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/jogapatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhar Ganw?845452 - How far is Machhar Ganw from Bettiah?16 km by road - What is the population of Machhar Ganw?6,640 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhar Ganw in?Pashchim Champaran district (Jogapatti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Machhar Ganw?65.3% (Census 2011)