# Machheha Village, Nowrozabad, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowrozabad, Umaria 

# Machheha

Machheha is a village in Nowrozabad sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **602 people in 119 households**, the 38th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 602people (2011)
- 119households
- 69.5%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Machheha PIN code and other codes

Machheha falls in Nowrozabad sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockUmaria
- Census village code468234

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

## How far is Machheha from nearby towns?

- Nowroazbad (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Umaria (district HQ)55 km by road
- Nowrozabad (nearest town)20 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 Machheha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Machheha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sundar Dadar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Umaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Machheha known for?

The main crops are **kodo, dhan and makka**. About 51% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Machheha

Of every 100 households in Machheha in 2011, 23 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machheha · ■ Nowrozabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****87%**

**69%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**48%

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 Machheha?

■ Machheha · ■ Nowrozabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**947

Working population ****56.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 53.9% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 151 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 177 (52%)

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 Nowrozabad

- Karoundi643 people
- Pipradi640 people
- Maneri630 people
- Jhikatal624 people
- Pondi597 people
- Uchehara566 people
- Singhpur555 people
- Baghwar536 people

[All 60 villages in Nowrozabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/nowrozabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machheha from Umaria?55 km by road
- What is the population of Machheha?602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machheha in?Umaria district (Nowrozabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machheha?69.5% (Census 2011)