# Machhava Village, Kheralu, Mahesana (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/kheralu/machhava/ Village · Kheralu, Mahesana # Machhava Machhava is a village in Kheralu sub-district of Mahesana district, Gujarat, PIN code **384130**. The 2011 Census counted **1,529 people in 311 households**, the 34th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 1,529people (2011) - 311households - 79.4%literacy - 384130PIN code ## Machhava PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhava is 384130.** Machhava falls in Kheralu sub-district, Mahesana district, Gujarat. - PIN code384130 - Gram panchayatMachhava - Community development blockKheralu - Census village code509226 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhava from nearby towns? - Kheralu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Mahesana (district HQ)42 km by road - Kheralu (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 Machhava? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Machhava; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Kheralu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kheralu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Machhava known for? The main crops are **cotton, castor and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 83% of the 776 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 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 Machhava Of every 100 households in Machhava in 2011, 89 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machhava · ■ Kheralu rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **79% Toilet within the home ****32%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **74% Tap water ****100%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **64% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **84% Use banking services ****94%** **58% Television ****41%** **32% Mobile phone ****71%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****19%** **28% Own their home ****93%** **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 Machhava? ■ Machhava · ■ Kheralu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **74.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **891 Working population ****30.1%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 69.9% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 285 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (20%) · **■** Other work 49 (11%) · **■** Marginal 34 (7%) 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 Kheralu - Arathi1,806 people - Lalawada1,714 people - Limbdi1,597 people - Mahiyal1,554 people - Chotiya1,425 people - Moti Hirvani1,424 people - Rasulpur1,311 people - Thangana1,135 people [All 51 villages in Kheralu](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/kheralu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhava?384130 - How far is Machhava from Mahesana?42 km by road - What is the population of Machhava?1,529 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhava in?Mahesana district (Kheralu sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Machhava?79.4% (Census 2011)