# Machhiara Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/machhiara/ Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad # Machhiara Machhiara is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,517 people in 284 households**, the 50th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,517people (2011) - 284households - 84.0%literacy - 828305PIN code ## Machhiara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhiara is 828305.** Machhiara falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828305 - Gram panchayatPadugora - Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras - Census village code361574 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhiara from nearby towns? - Baghmara (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)25 km by road - Dhanbad (nearest town)25 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 Machhiara? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Machhiara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahuda - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baghmara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 15 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 Machhiara known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 1% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Machhiara Of every 100 households in Machhiara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Machhiara · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **86% Toilet within the home ****26%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **80% Tap water ****35%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **26% Use banking services ****59%** **66% Television ****65%** **53% Mobile phone ****62%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****39%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **15% Own their home ****95%** **82% 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 Machhiara? ■ Machhiara · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **929 Working population ****25.8%** **29.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.8% for men and 73.9% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 277 (71%) · **■** Marginal 97 (25%) 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 Baghmara-Cum-Katras - Kanko1,704 people - Chungi1,616 people - Baghmara1,587 people - Daludih1,582 people - Khanudih1,478 people - Dhanjori1,477 people - Kalyanpur1,471 people - Kumardi1,468 people [All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhiara?828305 - How far is Machhiara from Dhanbad?25 km by road - What is the population of Machhiara?1,517 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhiara in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Machhiara?84.0% (Census 2011)