# Machatanr Village, Chandankiyari, Bokaro (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chandankiyari, Bokaro 

# Machatanr

Machatanr is a village in Chandankiyari sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,076 people in 201 households**, the 77th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 1,076people (2011)
- 201households
- 58.6%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Machatanr PIN code and other codes

Machatanr falls in Chandankiyari sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockChandankiyari
- Census village code362826

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

## How far is Machatanr from nearby towns?

- Chandankiyari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)30 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 Machatanr?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Simulia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Machatanr known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Machatanr

Of every 100 households in Machatanr in 2011, 54 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machatanr · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****44%**

**41%

Television ****21%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Machatanr?

■ Machatanr · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**959

Working population ****37.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 43.3% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 379 (94%)

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 Chandankiyari

- Bodma1,114 people
- Darida1,104 people
- Talgaria1,101 people
- Bharajuri1,084 people
- Baramesya1,036 people
- Banshara1,018 people
- Fatepur1,001 people
- Narkarai999 people

[All 128 villages in Chandankiyari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chandankiyari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machatanr from Bokaro?35 km by road
- What is the population of Machatanr?1,076 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machatanr in?Bokaro district (Chandankiyari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Machatanr?58.6% (Census 2011)