Village · Petlawad, Jhabua # Machyaghati Machyaghati is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 272 people in 49 households, the 174th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%. - 272 people (2011) - 49 households - 38.2% literacy - 1,142 females per 1,000 males ## Machyaghati PIN code and other codes Machyaghati falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Petlawad - Census village code 504385 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Machyaghati from nearby towns? - Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ) 70 km by road - Petlawad (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Machyaghati? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Machyaghati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rampuriya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Petlawad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Machyaghati known for? About 30% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Machyaghati Of every 100 households in Machyaghati in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machyaghati · ■ Petlawad rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 79% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 14% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 6% 59% - Television 4% 10% - Mobile phone 33% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 21% 54% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Machyaghati? ■ Machyaghati · ■ Petlawad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 38.2% 45.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1142 999 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 951 - Working population 62.1% 56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.9% for men and 31.5% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 5 (3%) · ■ Marginal 162 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad - Gularipada 283 people - Kachnaria 280 people - Sajelia 280 people - Motapala 277 people - Junwaniya 266 people - Kamthiya 255 people - Jhosarpada 252 people - Amlirunda 248 people All 240 villages in Petlawad ## Quick answers - How far is Machyaghati from Jhabua? 70 km by road - What is the population of Machyaghati? 272 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machyaghati in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Machyaghati? 38.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/machyaghati/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.