# Machhagra Village, Baniapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baniapur, Saran 

# Machhagra

Machhagra is a village in Baniapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841411**. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 121 households**, the 95th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 584people (2011)
- 121households
- 76.4%literacy
- 841411PIN code

## Machhagra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhagra is 841411.** Machhagra falls in Baniapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841411
- Gram panchayatBhithi Sahabudin
- Community development blockBaniapur
- Census village code233184

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

## How far is Machhagra from nearby towns?

- Baniapur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)24 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)20 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 Machhagra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhaithusahabhudien
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hafizpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Machhagra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Machhagra

Of every 100 households in Machhagra in 2011, 40 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Machhagra · ■ Baniapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**64%

Television ****42%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

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 Machhagra?

■ Machhagra · ■ Baniapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1187**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**921

Working population ****30.5%**

**25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 64.8% for women. 39% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Other work 29 (16%) · **■** Marginal 88 (49%)

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 Baniapur

- Chhapia680 people
- Sarea660 people
- Dhanawn619 people
- Majhaulia Kalan598 people
- Muslimpur520 people
- Chak pir496 people
- Chhapia481 people
- Hardew Tola455 people

[All 114 villages in Baniapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/baniapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhagra?841411
- How far is Machhagra from Chhapra?24 km by road
- What is the population of Machhagra?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhagra in?Saran district (Baniapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Machhagra?76.4% (Census 2011)