# Machiwada Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Machiwada

Machiwada is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,175 people in 260 households**, the 49th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,175people (2011)
- 260households
- 73.9%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Machiwada PIN code and other codes

Machiwada falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494277

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

## How far is Machiwada from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)12 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 Machiwada?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kpurda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Machiwada known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and tuar**. About 80% of the 768 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Machiwada

Of every 100 households in Machiwada in 2011, 55 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Machiwada · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Machiwada?

■ Machiwada · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**941

Working population ****53.2%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 66.3% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (36%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 204 (33%)

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 Chaurai

- Auriya1,200 people
- Pauniya1,197 people
- Lalgaon1,188 people
- Markahadi1,177 people
- Kona Pidrai1,171 people
- Pipariya Fatepur1,168 people
- Madai1,156 people
- Loni Khurd1,136 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machiwada from Chhindwara?35 km by road
- What is the population of Machiwada?1,175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machiwada in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machiwada?73.9% (Census 2011)