# Machandur Village, Mohla, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Mohla, Rajnandgaon 

# Machandur

Machandur is a village in Mohla sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491666**. The 2011 Census counted **712 people in 140 households**, the 30th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 712people (2011)
- 140households
- 77.9%literacy
- 491666PIN code

## Machandur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machandur is 491666.** Machandur falls in Mohla sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491666
- Gram panchayatMachandur
- Community development blockMohla
- Census village code441337

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

## How far is Machandur from nearby towns?

- Mohla (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)89 km by road
- Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town)24 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 Machandur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Machandur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gotatola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mohla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Machandur known for?

About 68% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Machandur

Of every 100 households in Machandur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Machandur · ■ Mohla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****99%**

**82%

Television ****22%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****11%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Machandur?

■ Machandur · ■ Mohla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**989

Working population ****61.7%**

**59.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 68.9% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 329 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (17%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%)

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 Mohla

- Parasghat732 people
- Korba723 people
- Pidingpar721 people
- Sherpar721 people
- Dundera703 people
- Kewat Tola694 people
- Dugatola692 people
- Kodemara684 people

[All 171 villages in Mohla](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/mohla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machandur?491666
- How far is Machandur from Rajnandgaon?89 km by road
- What is the population of Machandur?712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machandur in?Rajnandgaon district (Mohla sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Machandur?77.9% (Census 2011)