# Machhindrakhed Village, Shegaon, Buldana (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shegaon, Buldana 

# Machhindrakhed

Machhindrakhed is a village in Shegaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **879 people in 231 households**, the 39th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%.

- 879people (2011)
- 231households
- 87.4%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Machhindrakhed PIN code and other codes

Machhindrakhed falls in Shegaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShegaon
- Census village code528407

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

## How far is Machhindrakhed from nearby towns?

- Shegaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)72 km by road
- Khamgaon (nearest town)21 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 Machhindrakhed?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Machhindrakhed; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khamgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Machhindrakhed known for?

About 84% of the 708 hectares of village land is sown, and 592 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 Machhindrakhed

Of every 100 households in Machhindrakhed in 2011, 66 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhindrakhed · ■ Shegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**59%

Tap water ****83%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**86%

Use banking services ****59%**

**61%

Television ****26%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****51%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Machhindrakhed?

■ Machhindrakhed · ■ Shegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**87.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**886

Working population ****63.6%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 81.2% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (57%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (6%) · **■** Marginal 21 (4%)

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 Shegaon

- Yeulkhed955 people
- Sawarna916 people
- Dolarkhed907 people
- Warud893 people
- Padsul873 people
- Matargaon Kh.788 people
- Gaigaon Kh.779 people
- Bhastan771 people

[All 73 villages in Shegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/shegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machhindrakhed from Buldana?72 km by road
- What is the population of Machhindrakhed?879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhindrakhed in?Buldana district (Shegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Machhindrakhed?87.4% (Census 2011)