# Machhera Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara 

# Machhera

Machhera is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,887 people in 342 households**, the 15th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,887people (2011)
- 342households
- 54.3%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Machhera PIN code and other codes

Machhera falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMohkhed
- Census village code495042

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

## How far is Machhera from nearby towns?

- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)40 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 Machhera?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Machhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sawanri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Machhera known for?

About 59% of the 639 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Machhera

Of every 100 households in Machhera in 2011, 81 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhera · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**75%

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

**15%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**43%

Television ****2%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Machhera?

■ Machhera · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**953

Working population ****57.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 42.7% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 851 (78%)

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 Mohkhed

- Saroth2,048 people
- Rajada2,018 people
- Jam1,967 people
- Badnoor1,912 people
- Hiwara Wasudeo1,862 people
- Sarora1,824 people
- Rajegaon1,795 people
- Khunajhir Kalan1,786 people

[All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machhera from Chhindwara?40 km by road
- What is the population of Machhera?1,887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhera in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machhera?54.3% (Census 2011)