Village · Danta, Banas Kantha # Machakoda Machakoda is a village in Danta sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385110. The 2011 Census counted 1,604 people in 231 households, the 43rd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%. - 1,604 people (2011) - 231 households - 60.1% literacy - 385110 PIN code ## Machakoda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Machakoda is 385110. Machakoda falls in Danta sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 385110 - Gram panchayat Ganapipli - Community development block Danta - Census village code 507847 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Machakoda from nearby towns? - Danta (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ) 68 km by road - Ambaji (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Machakoda? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Machakoda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ambaji - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palanpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Danta - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Machakoda known for? The main crops are maize, pearlmillet/bajra and wheat. About 23% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Machakoda Of every 100 households in Machakoda in 2011, 74 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Machakoda · ■ Danta rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 63% - Toilet within the home 1% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 84% - Tap water 0% 32% - Drinking water within premises 2% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 91% - Use banking services 17% 42% - Television 3% 13% - Mobile phone 19% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 76% 52% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Machakoda? ■ Machakoda · ■ Danta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.1% 62.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 903 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 884 954 - Working population 42.5% 40.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 45.6% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 183 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 92 (14%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 68 (10%) · ■ Marginal 337 (49%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Danta - Chorasan 1,694 people - Magvas 1,656 people - Chikhla 1,611 people - Vasi 1,610 people - Bhankhri 1,566 people - Dhrangivas 1,533 people - Kundel 1,517 people - Pethapur 1,472 people All 184 villages in Danta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machakoda? 385110 - How far is Machakoda from Palanpur? 68 km by road - What is the population of Machakoda? 1,604 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machakoda in? Banas Kantha district (Danta sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Machakoda? 60.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/danta/machakoda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.