# Machandur Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/machandur/ Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Machandur Machandur is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494337**. The 2011 Census counted **975 people in 239 households**, the 41st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 975people (2011) - 239households - 82.4%literacy - 494337PIN code ## Machandur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machandur is 494337.** Machandur falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494337 - Gram panchayatBharitola - Community development blockCharama - Census village code447425 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? - Charama (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)34 km by road - Charama (nearest town)4 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Machandur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bharritola - ○Degree college5–10 km · Charama - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Machandur known for? About 90% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machandur · ■ Charama rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **87% Toilet within the home ****20%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****91%** **72% Television ****14%** **24% Mobile phone ****15%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **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 Machandur? ■ Machandur · ■ Charama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767** **957 Working population ****58.1%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 72.7% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 177 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (23%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (12%) · **■** Marginal 184 (33%) 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 Charama - Girhola1,070 people - Dodakawahi1,037 people - Shahawada1,023 people - Basanwahi1,006 people - Kishanpuri953 people - Mainpur946 people - Salhetola946 people - Pipraud943 people [All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machandur?494337 - How far is Machandur from Kanker?34 km by road - What is the population of Machandur?975 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machandur in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Machandur?82.4% (Census 2011)