# Machhaidaha Village, Topchanchi, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Topchanchi, Dhanbad 

# Machhaidaha

Machhaidaha is a village in Topchanchi sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828401**. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 143 households**, the 49th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 668people (2011)
- 143households
- 68.5%literacy
- 828401PIN code

## Machhaidaha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhaidaha is 828401.** Machhaidaha falls in Topchanchi sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code828401
- Gram panchayatKorkota
- Community development blockTopchanchi
- Census village code361302

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

## How far is Machhaidaha from nearby towns?

- Topchanchi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)43 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)43 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 Machhaidaha?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Machdoha
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gomo
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gomo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Machhaidaha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 17% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Machhaidaha

Of every 100 households in Machhaidaha in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Machhaidaha · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**71%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**21%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**61%

Use banking services ****92%**

**63%

Television ****22%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

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 Machhaidaha?

■ Machhaidaha · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**909

Working population ****41.2%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 47.8% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 59 (21%) · **■** Other work 97 (35%) · **■** Marginal 109 (40%)

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 Topchanchi

- Kuramu859 people
- Barwadih749 people
- Ambadih680 people
- Khanwadih677 people
- Kotaldih667 people
- Mango666 people
- Raghunathpur661 people
- Sahubahiar661 people

[All 113 villages in Topchanchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/topchanchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhaidaha?828401
- How far is Machhaidaha from Dhanbad?43 km by road
- What is the population of Machhaidaha?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhaidaha in?Dhanbad district (Topchanchi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Machhaidaha?68.5% (Census 2011)