# Machhariya Village, Bhitarwar, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhitarwar, Gwalior 

# Machhariya

Machhariya is a village in Bhitarwar sub-district of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **706 people in 145 households**, the 52nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 706people (2011)
- 145households
- 64.4%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Machhariya PIN code and other codes

Machhariya falls in Bhitarwar sub-district, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhitarwar
- Census village code454261

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

## How far is Machhariya from nearby towns?

- Bhitarwar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gwalior (district HQ)76 km by road
- Bhitarwar (nearest town)5 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 Machhariya?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhitarwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dabra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Machhariya known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 70% of the 448 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Machhariya

Of every 100 households in Machhariya in 2011, 77 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhariya · ■ Bhitarwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**28%

Television ****27%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Machhariya?

■ Machhariya · ■ Bhitarwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**884

Working population ****49.7%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 52.7% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (51%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 140 (40%)

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 Bhitarwar

- Chhirata763 people
- Sonta Khiriya750 people
- Adampur737 people
- Maragpur731 people
- Khor688 people
- Sukhna Khirya678 people
- Musahari668 people
- Gajna626 people

[All 85 villages in Bhitarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machhariya from Gwalior?76 km by road
- What is the population of Machhariya?706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhariya in?Gwalior district (Bhitarwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machhariya?64.4% (Census 2011)