# Machkot Village, Jagdalpur, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jagdalpur, Bastar 

# Machkot

Machkot is a village in Jagdalpur sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494001**. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 55 households**, the 93rd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 250people (2011)
- 55households
- 57.8%literacy
- 494001PIN code

## Machkot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machkot is 494001.** Machkot falls in Jagdalpur sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494001
- Gram panchayatChokawada
- Community development blockJagdalpur
- Census village code449149

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

## How far is Machkot from nearby towns?

- Jagdalpur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)30 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 Machkot?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Machkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nagarnar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharampura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Machkot known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 51% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Machkot

Of every 100 households in Machkot in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machkot · ■ Jagdalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**14%

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

**10%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**27%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Machkot?

■ Machkot · ■ Jagdalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**969

Working population ****64.4%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 42.3% for women. 63% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 103 (64%)

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 Jagdalpur

- Rampal310 people
- Shasankachora303 people
- Atapharisemra274 people
- Badebadam266 people
- Pulcha245 people
- Surundwada225 people
- Tamakoni222 people
- Kalaguda220 people

[All 116 villages in Jagdalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/jagdalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machkot?494001
- How far is Machkot from Jagdalpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Machkot?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machkot in?Bastar district (Jagdalpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Machkot?57.8% (Census 2011)