# Machhera Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tumsar, Bhandara 

# Machhera

Machhera is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,001 people in 223 households**, the 70th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,001people (2011)
- 223households
- 73.0%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Machhera PIN code and other codes

Machhera falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockTumsar
- Census village code536724

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

## How far is Machhera from nearby towns?

- Tumsar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tumsar (nearest town)12 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 Machhera?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Machhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sihora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tumsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tumsar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Machhera known for?

About 74% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Machhera

Of every 100 households in Machhera in 2011, 72 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Machhera · ■ Tumsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****74%**

**52%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**91%

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 Machhera?

■ Machhera · ■ Tumsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**953

Working population ****52.0%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 64.7% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (17%) · **■** Household industry 90 (17%) · **■** Other work 117 (22%) · **■** Marginal 92 (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 Tumsar

- Dhanegaon1,074 people
- Tudka1,048 people
- Chargaon1,019 people
- Pipari chunni1,004 people
- Mahalgaon979 people
- Sundartola973 people
- Mehegaon965 people
- Pawanar khari hamesha963 people

[All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machhera from Bhandara?45 km by road
- What is the population of Machhera?1,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhera in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Machhera?73.0% (Census 2011)