# Machhauta Village, Daraundha, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/daraundha/machhauta/ Village · Daraundha, Siwan # Machhauta Machhauta is a village in Daraundha sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,415 people in 234 households**, the 40th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,415people (2011) - 234households - 60.6%literacy - 1,194females per 1,000 males ## Machhauta PIN code and other codes Machhauta falls in Daraundha sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPakavlia - Community development blockDaraundha - Census village code232703 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhauta from nearby towns? - Daraundha (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)14 km by road - Maharajganj (nearest town)6 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 Machhauta? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Machhauta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Danauti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maharajganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Machhauta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Machhauta Of every 100 households in Machhauta in 2011, 4 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Machhauta · ■ Daraundha rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **10% Toilet within the home ****5%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****77%** **78% Television ****14%** **14% Mobile phone ****74%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **11% Own their home ****97%** **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 Machhauta? ■ Machhauta · ■ Daraundha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1194** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **934 Working population ****18.8%** **25.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 47.3% for women. 34% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 43 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (52%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (18%) · **■** Marginal 33 (12%) 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 Daraundha - Kolhua1,655 people - Dhebar1,596 people - Kamsara1,511 people - Machhauti1,474 people - Sherpur1,373 people - Madari Chak1,364 people - Pirarthu Kalan1,352 people - Baldih1,343 people [All 82 villages in Daraundha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/daraundha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Machhauta from Siwan?14 km by road - What is the population of Machhauta?1,415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhauta in?Siwan district (Daraundha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Machhauta?60.6% (Census 2011)