Village · Kotwa, Purba Champaran # Machhar Ganwan Machhar Ganwan is a village in Kotwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845417. The 2011 Census counted 5,666 people in 1,031 households, the 8th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 5,666 people (2011) - 1,031 households - 50.5% literacy - 845417 PIN code ## Machhar Ganwan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Machhar Ganwan is 845417. Machhar Ganwan falls in Kotwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code 845417 - Gram panchayat Machhar Ganwan - Community development block Kotwa - Census village code 218379 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Machhar Ganwan from nearby towns? - Kotwa (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 20 km by road - Motihari (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Machhar Ganwan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Machhar Ganwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhopatpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Motihari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Machhar Ganwan known for? The main crops are paddy. About 84% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Machhar Ganwan Of every 100 households in Machhar Ganwan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Machhar Ganwan · ■ Kotwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 2% 2% - Toilet within the home 12% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 86% - Tap water 0% 0% - Drinking water within premises 54% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 37% 50% - Television 3% 4% - Mobile phone 60% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 9% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 20% 15% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Machhar Ganwan? ■ Machhar Ganwan · ■ Kotwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.5% 54.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 889 896 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 936 918 - Working population 44.8% 38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.6% for men and 41.4% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 597 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,134 (45%) · ■ Household industry 25 (1%) · ■ Other work 254 (10%) · ■ Marginal 529 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotwa - Ahirauliya 12,111 people - Jasauli Patti 8,942 people - Kotwa 7,986 people - Karariya 6,700 people - Maharani Bhopat 5,347 people - Karaariya Jagir 4,973 people - Dumra 4,224 people - Sabaiya 4,212 people All 45 villages in Kotwa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhar Ganwan? 845417 - How far is Machhar Ganwan from Motihari? 20 km by road - What is the population of Machhar Ganwan? 5,666 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhar Ganwan in? Purba Champaran district (Kotwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Machhar Ganwan? 50.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/machhar-ganwan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.