# Machhgar Village, Ballabgarh, Faridabad (Haryana) – PIN Code

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Village · Ballabgarh, Faridabad 

# Machhgar

Machhgar is a village in Ballabgarh sub-district of Faridabad district, Haryana, PIN code **121004**. The 2011 Census counted **5,214 people in 889 households**, the 9th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 5,214people (2011)
- 889households
- 78.4%literacy
- 121004PIN code

## Machhgar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhgar is 121004.** Machhgar falls in Ballabgarh sub-district, Faridabad district, Haryana.

- PIN code121004
- Gram panchayatMachhgar
- Community development blockBallabgarh
- Census village code063523

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

## How far is Machhgar from nearby towns?

- Ballabgarh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Faridabad (district HQ)18 km by road
- Faridabad (nearest town)18 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 Machhgar?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Machhgar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ballabgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Faridabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Machhgar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 79% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Machhgar

Of every 100 households in Machhgar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Machhgar · ■ Ballabgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**44%

Tap water ****22%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**74%

Use banking services ****83%**

**70%

Television ****83%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**7%

None of these assets ****2%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Machhgar?

■ Machhgar · ■ Ballabgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**837

Working population ****29.7%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 64.8% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (8%) · **■** Household industry 51 (3%) · **■** Other work 772 (50%) · **■** Marginal 421 (27%)

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 Ballabgarh

- Atali6,640 people
- Jawan5,493 people
- Sikri5,320 people
- Chandaoli5,312 people
- Bijopur4,358 people
- Digh4,291 people
- Sotai4,210 people
- Kadhaoli4,181 people

[All 84 villages in Ballabgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/faridabad/ballabgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhgar?121004
- How far is Machhgar from Faridabad?18 km by road
- What is the population of Machhgar?5,214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhgar in?Faridabad district (Ballabgarh sub-district), Haryana
- What is the literacy rate of Machhgar?78.4% (Census 2011)