# Macha Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/macha/

Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Macha

Macha is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 168 households**, the 48th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 917people (2011)
- 168households
- 54.2%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Macha PIN code and other codes

Macha falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457726

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

## How far is Macha from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Nowgong (nearest town)14 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 Macha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Macha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nowgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Macha known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane and wheat**. About 48% of the 607 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Macha

Of every 100 households in Macha in 2011, 55 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Macha · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**36%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**53%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

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 Macha?

■ Macha · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**890

Working population ****44.8%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 45.7% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 181 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (12%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 155 (38%)

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 Nowgong

- Deotha1,005 people
- Mahtol991 people
- Lahdara941 people
- Hirapur929 people
- Paretha899 people
- Putarya819 people
- Shikarpura815 people
- Mudwara778 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Macha from Chhatarpur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Macha?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Macha in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Macha?54.2% (Census 2011)