# Machheora Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Machheora

Machheora is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **72 people in 13 households**, the 335th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 72people (2011)
- 13households
- 83.6%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Machheora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machheora is 171212.** Machheora falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code024975

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

## How far is Machheora from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)68 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)36 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 Machheora?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Matiana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Machheora known for?

The main crops are **vegetables and pea**. About 10% of the 68 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 Machheora

Of every 100 households in Machheora in 2011, 92 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machheora · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**47%

Tap water ****85%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**51%

Use banking services ****54%**

**75%

Television ****77%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**88%

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 Machheora?

■ Machheora · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1323**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**908

Working population ****55.6%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 72.7% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 34 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (10%)

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 Theog

- Bhaut72 people
- Chichchi72 people
- Jangal Rohru72 people
- Kadharan72 people
- Shariana72 people
- Pansejal71 people
- Barail70 people
- Dhanewal70 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machheora?171212
- How far is Machheora from Shimla?68 km by road
- What is the population of Machheora?72 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machheora in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machheora?83.6% (Census 2011)