# Machandih Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Machandih

Machandih is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **721 people in 106 households**, the 124th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 721people (2011)
- 106households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,152females per 1,000 males

## Machandih PIN code and other codes

Machandih falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRupaitha
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251771

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

## How far is Machandih from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)23 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)23 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 Machandih?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Machandih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Delhua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khairadev
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Machandih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Machandih

Of every 100 households in Machandih in 2011, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Machandih · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****70%**

**64%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**16%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Machandih?

■ Machandih · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1152**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**918

Working population ****58.1%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 71.1% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 160 (38%)

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 Kargahar

- Nemura754 people
- Khoreya749 people
- Maniari731 people
- Usana730 people
- Pipri718 people
- Larui715 people
- Nado715 people
- Pathalpura714 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machandih from Sasaram?23 km by road
- What is the population of Machandih?721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machandih in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Machandih?77.2% (Census 2011)