# Machkhara Village, Poreyahat, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Poreyahat, Godda 

# Machkhara

Machkhara is a village in Poreyahat sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,819 people in 355 households**, the 28th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 1,819people (2011)
- 355households
- 67.8%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Machkhara PIN code and other codes

Machkhara falls in Poreyahat sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatPasai
- Community development blockPoreyahat
- Census village code357475

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

## How far is Machkhara from nearby towns?

- Poreyahat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)30 km by road
- Godda (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 Machkhara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Machkhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km

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 Machkhara known for?

About 16% of the 243 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 Machkhara

Of every 100 households in Machkhara in 2011, 39 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machkhara · ■ Poreyahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**30%

Television ****14%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

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 Machkhara?

■ Machkhara · ■ Poreyahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**964

Working population ****41.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 53.0% for women. 51% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (32%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 404 (54%)

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 Poreyahat

- Sarwan1,903 people
- Raghunathpur1,868 people
- Mohani1,861 people
- Tarkhuta1,837 people
- Banjhi1,818 people
- Dharophata1,754 people
- Kharkachia1,732 people
- Ratanpur1,731 people

[All 213 villages in Poreyahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/poreyahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machkhara from Godda?30 km by road
- What is the population of Machkhara?1,819 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machkhara in?Godda district (Poreyahat sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Machkhara?67.8% (Census 2011)