# Machkandna Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/machkandna/ Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum # Machkandna Machkandna is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832301**. The 2011 Census counted **423 people in 92 households**, the 104th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 423people (2011) - 92households - 52.5%literacy - 832301PIN code ## Machkandna PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machkandna is 832301.** Machkandna falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code832301 - Gram panchayatBardikanpur Kalapathar - Community development blockChakulia - Census village code364267 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machkandna from nearby towns? - Chakulia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Jamshedpur (district HQ)6 km by road - Chakulia (nearest town)10 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 Machkandna? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Machkandna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila - ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Machkandna known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Machkandna Of every 100 households in Machkandna in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machkandna · ■ Chakulia rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **65% Toilet within the home ****0%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****90%** **47% Television ****4%** **10% Mobile phone ****20%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****5%** **16% 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 Machkandna? ■ Machkandna · ■ Chakulia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%** **64.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781** **959 Working population ****64.1%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 37.3% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 73 (27%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 191 (70%) 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 Chakulia - Simatshol439 people - Ghaghra436 people - Malkham436 people - Boramchati429 people - Makri422 people - Beharipur418 people - Talpal411 people - Bhalukbindha407 people [All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machkandna?832301 - How far is Machkandna from Jamshedpur?6 km by road - What is the population of Machkandna?423 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machkandna in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Machkandna?52.5% (Census 2011)