# Machhandari Village, Buxwaha, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Buxwaha, Chhatarpur 

# Machhandari

Machhandari is a village in Buxwaha sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **908 people in 212 households**, the 29th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 908people (2011)
- 212households
- 56.3%literacy
- 820females per 1,000 males

## Machhandari PIN code and other codes

Machhandari falls in Buxwaha sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBuxwaha
- Census village code458521

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

## How far is Machhandari from nearby towns?

- Buxwaha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Buxwaha (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 Machhandari?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Machhandari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Buxwaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Damoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Damoh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Machhandari known for?

The main crops are **soyabean**. About 87% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Machhandari

Of every 100 households in Machhandari in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhandari · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**29%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**15%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**33%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**49%

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 Machhandari?

■ Machhandari · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**908

Working population ****50.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 44.7% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (6%) · **■** Household industry 166 (37%) · **■** Other work 43 (9%) · **■** Marginal 87 (19%)

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 Buxwaha

- Berkhedi992 people
- Pali990 people
- Kerwara926 people
- Jujharpura925 people
- Nenagir907 people
- Nimani874 people
- Pondi852 people
- Jaitupura844 people

[All 131 villages in Buxwaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/buxwaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machhandari from Chhatarpur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Machhandari?908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhandari in?Chhatarpur district (Buxwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machhandari?56.3% (Census 2011)