# Machhedi Village, Billawar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/machhedi/ Village · Billawar, Kathua # Machhedi Machhedi is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184204**. The 2011 Census counted **4,653 people in 881 households**, the 3rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%. - 4,653people (2011) - 881households - 50.5%literacy - 184204PIN code ## Machhedi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhedi is 184204.** Machhedi falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184204 - Gram panchayatMachhedi - Community development blockLohai Malhar - Census village code001655 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhedi from nearby towns? - Billawar (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)110 km by road - Billawar (nearest town)33 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 Machhedi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Machhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Machhedi known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 14% of the 2,408 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Machhedi Of every 100 households in Machhedi in 2011, 70 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machhedi · ■ Billawar rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **87% Toilet within the home ****8%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **88% Tap water ****34%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **89% Use banking services ****52%** **70% Television ****10%** **38% Mobile phone ****38%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****52%** **22% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Machhedi? ■ Machhedi · ■ Billawar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%** **66.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **893 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **868 Working population ****25.7%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 36.3% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 388 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 437 (36%) · **■** Marginal 337 (28%) 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 Billawar - Baggan6,101 people - Kilyal4,907 people - Bhaddu4,555 people - Malahar4,482 people - Dhardugun4,078 people - Dungara3,358 people [All 66 villages in Billawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhedi?184204 - How far is Machhedi from Kathua?110 km by road - What is the population of Machhedi?4,653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhedi in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Machhedi?50.5% (Census 2011)