# Macha Kalan Village, Pohri, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pohri, Shivpuri 

# Macha Kalan

Macha Kalan is a village in Pohri sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **822 people in 157 households**, the 85th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 822people (2011)
- 157households
- 69.4%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Macha Kalan PIN code and other codes

Macha Kalan falls in Pohri sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPohri
- Census village code455218

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

## How far is Macha Kalan from nearby towns?

- Pohri (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)23 km by road
- Shivpuri (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 Kalan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Macha Kalan; 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 school10+ km · Pohari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Macha Kalan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean**. About 91% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Kalan

Of every 100 households in Macha Kalan in 2011, 8 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Macha Kalan · ■ Pohri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**41%

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

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**3%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****83%**

**49%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Macha Kalan?

■ Macha Kalan · ■ Pohri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**895

Working population ****59.2%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 46.1% for women. 57% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 401 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (13%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

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 Pohri

- Lokhari857 people
- Hinotiya835 people
- Pachipura830 people
- Deopura826 people
- Raipur816 people
- Godary793 people
- Naugaon793 people
- Gawalipura788 people

[All 254 villages in Pohri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/pohri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Macha Kalan from Shivpuri?23 km by road
- What is the population of Macha Kalan?822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Macha Kalan in?Shivpuri district (Pohri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Macha Kalan?69.4% (Census 2011)