# Machhawali Village, Karera, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Karera, Shivpuri 

# Machhawali

Machhawali is a village in Karera sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,661 people in 387 households**, the 36th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 1,661people (2011)
- 387households
- 58.5%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Machhawali PIN code and other codes

Machhawali falls in Karera sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKarera
- Census village code455657

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

## How far is Machhawali from nearby towns?

- Karera (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)61 km by road
- Karera (nearest town)8 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 Machhawali?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Machhawali; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Machhawali known for?

About 72% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Machhawali

Of every 100 households in Machhawali in 2011, 76 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Machhawali · ■ Karera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**40%

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

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****44%**

**45%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Machhawali?

■ Machhawali · ■ Karera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**880

Working population ****51.7%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 38.7% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 655 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 172 (20%)

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 Karera

- Baisora Kalan1,740 people
- Bagedhari Abbal1,734 people
- Dumduma1,720 people
- Ghasarahi1,709 people
- Koond1,634 people
- Kuchlon1,623 people
- Damron Khurd1,622 people
- Salaiya Damron1,610 people

[All 103 villages in Karera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/karera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machhawali from Shivpuri?61 km by road
- What is the population of Machhawali?1,661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhawali in?Shivpuri district (Karera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machhawali?58.5% (Census 2011)