# Machhera Khurd, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/machhera-khurd/ Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Machhera Khurd Machhera Khurd is a village in [Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/) sub-district of [Hoshangabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **937 people in 205 households**, the 48th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 937people (2011) - 205households - 72.0%literacy - 1,006females per 1,000 males ## Machhera Khurd PIN code and other codes Machhera Khurd falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBankhedi - Census village code487986 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhera Khurd from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)102 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)30 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 Khurd? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Machhera Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bankhedi - ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 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 and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Khurd known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and wheat**. About 93% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 294 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Machhera Khurd in 2011, 72 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Machhera Khurd · ■ Bankhedi rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **59% Toilet within the home ****38%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **74% Tap water ****2%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****37%** **27% Television ****24%** **24% Mobile phone ****45%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Khurd? ■ Machhera Khurd · ■ Bankhedi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1412** **931 Working population ****44.0%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 61.8% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (47%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (8%) · **■** Marginal 77 (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 Bankhedi - Sem Kheda976 people - Bheropur952 people - Rajthari952 people - Mahua Kheda943 people - Kalkuhi935 people - Khamariya864 people - Kharsali860 people - Barchhi849 people [All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Machhera Khurd from Hoshangabad?102 km by road - What is the population of Machhera Khurd?937 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhera Khurd in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Machhera Khurd?72.0% (Census 2011)