# Machharganwan Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran 

# Machharganwan

Machharganwan is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,607 people in 291 households**, the 80th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 1,607people (2011)
- 291households
- 52.4%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Machharganwan PIN code and other codes

Machharganwan falls in Sidhaw sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChamwaliya
- Community development blockSidhaw
- Census village code216159

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

## How far is Machharganwan from nearby towns?

- Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)15 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 Machharganwan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Machharganwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Machharganwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Machharganwan

Of every 100 households in Machharganwan in 2011, 9 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Machharganwan · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**49%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****51%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**23%

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 Machharganwan?

■ Machharganwan · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**969

Working population ****51.2%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 41.6% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (40%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 344 (42%)

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 Sidhaw

- Dudhaura1,666 people
- Batsara1,661 people
- Ghurauli1,640 people
- Mahdewa1,621 people
- Semra1,605 people
- Balkahwa1,599 people
- Hathiwanwan1,599 people
- Kunai Lachhmipur1,588 people

[All 175 villages in Sidhaw](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machharganwan from Bettiah?60 km by road
- What is the population of Machharganwan?1,607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machharganwan in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Machharganwan?52.4% (Census 2011)