# Machgodha Village, Sarangarh, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sarangarh, Raigarh 

# Machgodha

Machgodha is a village in Sarangarh sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 140 households**, the 163rd largest of 274 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 489people (2011)
- 140households
- 63.4%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Machgodha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machgodha is 493558.** Machgodha falls in Sarangarh sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatGantuli Chhote
- Community development blockSarangarh
- Census village code435307

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

## How far is Machgodha from nearby towns?

- Sarangarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sarangarh (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 Machgodha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Machgodha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ulkhar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarangarh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sarangarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Machgodha known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 71% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Machgodha

Of every 100 households in Machgodha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Machgodha · ■ Sarangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**12%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**31%

Television ****15%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Machgodha?

■ Machgodha · ■ Sarangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1840**

**948

Working population ****63.0%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 50.5% for women. 68% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 279 (91%)

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 Sarangarh

- Danganiya501 people
- Saraipali496 people
- Taldeori493 people
- Bhojpur490 people
- Semrapali488 people
- Baigindih487 people
- Soderdih487 people
- Khairaha486 people

[All 288 villages in Sarangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/sarangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machgodha?493558
- How far is Machgodha from Raigarh?65 km by road
- What is the population of Machgodha?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machgodha in?Raigarh district (Sarangarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Machgodha?63.4% (Census 2011)