# Machkhanda Village, Masturi, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/masturi/machkhanda/ Village · Masturi, Bilaspur # Machkhanda Machkhanda is a village in Masturi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495550**. The 2011 Census counted **1,719 people in 377 households**, the 60th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,719people (2011) - 377households - 71.8%literacy - 495550PIN code ## Machkhanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machkhanda is 495550.** Machkhanda falls in Masturi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495550 - Gram panchayatMachkhanda - Community development blockMasturi - Census village code438793 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machkhanda from nearby towns? - Masturi (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)27 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town)27 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 Machkhanda? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Machkhanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Seepat - ○Degree college5–10 km · Seepat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamahriya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Machkhanda known for? About 71% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Machkhanda Of every 100 households in Machkhanda in 2011, 95 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machkhanda · ■ Masturi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **85% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****13%** **27% Television ****32%** **26% Mobile phone ****18%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Machkhanda? ■ Machkhanda · ■ Masturi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **959 Working population ****46.1%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 59.4% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 171 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (6%) · **■** Marginal 535 (68%) 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 Masturi - Jhalmala1,835 people - Nirtu1,813 people - Dhaniya1,802 people - Jaitpur1,798 people - Parsada1,718 people - Kuli1,695 people - Kachhar1,656 people - Kewatadih1,646 people [All 173 villages in Masturi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/masturi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machkhanda?495550 - How far is Machkhanda from Bilaspur?27 km by road - What is the population of Machkhanda?1,719 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machkhanda in?Bilaspur district (Masturi sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Machkhanda?71.8% (Census 2011)