# Machakna Village, Hussainganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Hussainganj, Siwan 

# Machakna

Machakna is a village in Hussainganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,228 people in 390 households**, the 33rd largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,228people (2011)
- 390households
- 68.5%literacy
- 1,112females per 1,000 males

## Machakna PIN code and other codes

Machakna falls in Hussainganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMachakana
- Community development blockHussainganj
- Census village code231983

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

## How far is Machakna from nearby towns?

- Hussainganj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)10 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)10 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 Machakna?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Machakna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Machakna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Machakna

Of every 100 households in Machakna in 2011, 15 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Machakna · ■ Hussainganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**68%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****80%**

**74%

Television ****16%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Machakna?

■ Machakna · ■ Hussainganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**957

Working population ****30.7%**

**24.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 60.2% for women. 39% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 60 (9%) · **■** Marginal 499 (73%)

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 Hussainganj

- Shahbazpur2,465 people
- Bindwal2,447 people
- Singarpatti2,420 people
- Rasulpur2,381 people
- Darweshpur2,193 people
- Chhapiya Khurd2,118 people
- Nawalpur2,105 people
- Mahual1,938 people

[All 46 villages in Hussainganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/hussainganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machakna from Siwan?10 km by road
- What is the population of Machakna?2,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machakna in?Siwan district (Hussainganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Machakna?68.5% (Census 2011)