# Machha Village, Pathariya, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pathariya, Bilaspur 

# Machha

Machha is a village in Pathariya sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495335**. The 2011 Census counted **423 people in 101 households**, the 133rd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 423people (2011)
- 101households
- 70.2%literacy
- 495335PIN code

## Machha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machha is 495335.** Machha falls in Pathariya sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495335
- Gram panchayatLamti
- Community development blockPatharia
- Census village code438434

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

## How far is Machha from nearby towns?

- Pathariya (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sargaon (nearest town)15 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 Machha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Machha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sildaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maro
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Machha known for?

About 75% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Machha

Of every 100 households in Machha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Machha · ■ Pathariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****13%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Machha?

■ Machha · ■ Pathariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**962

Working population ****53.7%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 55.3% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 185 (81%)

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 Pathariya

- Deori442 people
- Khamhardih436 people
- Kanharkapa431 people
- Hathani Khurd424 people
- Kanchanpur408 people
- Majhreta406 people
- Badiadih397 people
- Jamkuhi391 people

[All 151 villages in Pathariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pathariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machha?495335
- How far is Machha from Bilaspur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Machha?423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machha in?Bilaspur district (Pathariya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Machha?70.2% (Census 2011)