# Machhurda Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Machhurda

Machhurda is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,440 people in 301 households**, the 36th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,440people (2011)
- 301households
- 42.6%literacy
- 1,090females per 1,000 males

## Machhurda PIN code and other codes

Machhurda falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498090

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

## How far is Machhurda from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)135 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)65 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 Machhurda?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kachnari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Machhurda known for?

About 2% of the 3,818 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Machhurda

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

■ Machhurda · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**44%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Machhurda?

■ Machhurda · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1142**

**981

Working population ****46.7%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.8% for men and 39.5% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 504 (75%)

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 Baihar

- Dongariya1,483 people
- Janpur1,479 people
- Ramgarhi1,465 people
- Samnapur1,454 people
- Pathari1,425 people
- Bhandarpur1,422 people
- Bakiguda1,408 people
- Sijora1,408 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machhurda from Balaghat?135 km by road
- What is the population of Machhurda?1,440 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhurda in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machhurda?42.6% (Census 2011)