# Machhun Village, Nadaun, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur 

# Machhun

Machhun is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177044**. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 20 households**, the 237th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 109people (2011)
- 20households
- 94.7%literacy
- 177044PIN code

## Machhun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhun is 177044.** Machhun falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177044
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016838

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

## How far is Machhun from nearby towns?

- Nadaun (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Nadaun (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 Machhun?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Machhun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rail
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Machhun known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 44% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Machhun

Of every 100 households in Machhun in 2011, 43 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Machhun · ■ Nadaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**13%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**78%

Use banking services ****90%**

**90%

Television ****100%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Machhun?

■ Machhun · ■ Nadaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.7%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**869

Working population ****89.0%**

**61.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 91.1% for women. 90% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Nadaun

- Teongli113 people
- Jamnoti112 people
- Jhagrial112 people
- Loharara110 people
- Chhal Chhota107 people
- Jol107 people
- Nehr106 people
- Sarhun104 people

[All 371 villages in Nadaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhun?177044
- How far is Machhun from Hamirpur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Machhun?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhun in?Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machhun?94.7% (Census 2011)