# Machhatta Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/machhatta/ Village · Amour, Purnia # Machhatta Machhatta is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854315**. The 2011 Census counted **3,045 people in 678 households**, the 32nd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%. - 3,045people (2011) - 678households - 37.7%literacy - 854315PIN code ## Machhatta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhatta is 854315.** Machhatta falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code854315 - Gram panchayatMachhatta - Community development blockAmour - Census village code223729 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhatta from nearby towns? - Amour (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)45 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 Machhatta? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Machhatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Machhatta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 80% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Machhatta Of every 100 households in Machhatta in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machhatta · ■ Amour rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****2%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****9%** **16% Television ****2%** **2% Mobile phone ****44%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****46%** **41% 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 Machhatta? ■ Machhatta · ■ Amour rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%** **45.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **946 Working population ****24.1%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.7% for men and 27.5% for women. 40% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 96 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (33%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 342 (47%) 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 Amour - Rasaili3,157 people - Barbatta3,089 people - Bhawanipur3,084 people - Araria3,068 people - Dhadhia2,949 people - Islampur2,908 people - Kohabara2,901 people - Salta2,900 people [All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhatta?854315 - How far is Machhatta from Purnia?45 km by road - What is the population of Machhatta?3,045 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhatta in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Machhatta?37.7% (Census 2011)