# Machalpur Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/machalpur/ Village · Maheshwar, Khargone # Machalpur Machalpur is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,356 people in 284 households**, the 47th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,356people (2011) - 284households - 68.6%literacy - 904females per 1,000 males ## Machalpur PIN code and other codes Machalpur falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMaheshwar - Census village code477065 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machalpur from nearby towns? - Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)75 km by road - Barwaha (nearest town)18 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 Machalpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Machalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pipliya Bu - ○Degree college10+ km · Barwaha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sanawad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Machalpur known for? About 62% of the 689 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Machalpur Of every 100 households in Machalpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machalpur · ■ Maheshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****17%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **81% Tap water ****80%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **87% Use banking services ****39%** **28% Television ****39%** **31% Mobile phone ****69%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****41%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **46% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Machalpur? ■ Machalpur · ■ Maheshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **933 Working population ****61.4%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 54.0% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 378 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (33%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 151 (18%) 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 Maheshwar - Chidadiya1,520 people - Sirsya1,456 people - Kharadi1,419 people - Kusumbhya1,362 people - Jamnaya1,320 people - Mohida1,315 people - Badwi1,311 people - Sultanpura1,308 people [All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Machalpur from Khargone?75 km by road - What is the population of Machalpur?1,356 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machalpur in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Machalpur?68.6% (Census 2011)