# Machhkatta Village, Bolba, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bolba, Simdega 

# Machhkatta

Machhkatta is a village in Bolba sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835223**. The 2011 Census counted **570 people in 110 households**, the 22nd largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 570people (2011)
- 110households
- 53.5%literacy
- 835223PIN code

## Machhkatta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhkatta is 835223.** Machhkatta falls in Bolba sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835223
- Gram panchayatMalsada
- Community development blockBolba
- Census village code376535

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

## How far is Machhkatta from nearby towns?

- Bolba (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)51 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)51 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 Machhkatta?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Machhkatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bolba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Simdega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Machhkatta known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include broomsticks. About 38% of the 1,052 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 Machhkatta

Of every 100 households in Machhkatta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhkatta · ■ Bolba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****72%**

**80%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Machhkatta?

■ Machhkatta · ■ Bolba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1517**

**958

Working population ****51.6%**

**58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 47.8% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (11%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 73 (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 Bolba

- Letabera715 people
- Pakairbahar615 people
- Khandanisan613 people
- Suadongar591 people
- Kachhupani344 people
- Gatigorha231 people
- Saraslongri175 people
- Jethubandh114 people

[All 26 villages in Bolba](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bolba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhkatta?835223
- How far is Machhkatta from Simdega?51 km by road
- What is the population of Machhkatta?570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhkatta in?Simdega district (Bolba sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Machhkatta?53.5% (Census 2011)