Village · Masturi, Bilaspur # Machaha Machaha is a village in Masturi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495551. The 2011 Census counted 1,050 people in 275 households, the 107th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,050 people (2011) - 275 households - 44.1% literacy - 495551 PIN code ## Machaha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Machaha is 495551. Machaha falls in Masturi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495551 - Gram panchayat Bahatara - Community development block Masturi - Census village code 438891 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Machaha from nearby towns? - Masturi (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ) 56 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town) 56 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Machaha? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Machaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhtchauha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pachpedi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pachpedi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Machaha known for? About 53% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Machaha Of every 100 households in Machaha in 2011, 57 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machaha · ■ Masturi rural average - Electricity for lighting 57% 85% - Toilet within the home 1% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 86% - Tap water 0% 11% - Drinking water within premises 4% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 18% 27% - Television 16% 26% - Mobile phone 18% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 43% 32% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Machaha? ■ Machaha · ■ Masturi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 44.1% 68.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1087 987 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 864 959 - Working population 48.9% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.0% for men and 25.8% for women. 45% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 229 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 90 (18%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 184 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Masturi - Baniyadih 1,126 people - Khapari 1,119 people - Kauwatal 1,112 people - Chakarbedha 1,099 people - Basantpur 1,048 people - Gopalpur 1,039 people - Mohatra 1,035 people - Sargawan 1,032 people All 173 villages in Masturi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machaha? 495551 - How far is Machaha from Bilaspur? 56 km by road - What is the population of Machaha? 1,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machaha in? Bilaspur district (Masturi sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Machaha? 44.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/masturi/machaha/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.