# Macha Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/macha/ Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Macha Macha is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,698 people in 566 households**, the 4th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 2,698people (2011) - 566households - 66.1%literacy - 885females per 1,000 males ## Macha PIN code and other codes Macha falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSohagpur - Census village code487739 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? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)72 km by road - Sohagpur (nearest town)23 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Macha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shobhapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 87% of the 1,552 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,100 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, 49 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Macha · ■ Sohagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **61% Toilet within the home ****13%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **73% Tap water ****0%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****25%** **51% Television ****21%** **28% Mobile phone ****27%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****54%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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 Macha? ■ Macha · ■ Sohagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **66.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **904 Working population ****44.4%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 52.6% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 463 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 680 (57%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 27 (2%) 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 Sohagpur - Semri Harchand9,557 people - Shobhapur7,515 people - Jamuniya2,947 people - Bhatgaon2,641 people - Bhaukhedi Kalan1,931 people - Ajneri1,891 people - Pipariya Kalan1,660 people [All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Macha from Hoshangabad?72 km by road - What is the population of Macha?2,698 (Census 2011) - Which district is Macha in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Macha?66.1% (Census 2011)