# Machhalighot Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Machhalighot

Machhalighot is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **97 people in 23 households**, the 175th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 97people (2011)
- 23households
- 68.9%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Machhalighot PIN code and other codes

Machhalighot falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539370

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

## How far is Machhalighot from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)64 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)64 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 Machhalighot?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chakchapalwada
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Charomshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Machhalighot

Of every 100 households in Machhalighot in 2011, 92 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhalighot · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**70%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**74%

Television ****21%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Machhalighot?

■ Machhalighot · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**970

Working population ****54.6%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 54.8% for women. 45% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 43 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (19%)

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 Chamorshi

- Nimgaon Riyyatwari134 people
- Sellur121 people
- Gahubodi110 people
- Belgatta107 people
- Fuser84 people
- Lenguda82 people
- Bamhanidev80 people
- Bhendikanhar79 people

[All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machhalighot from Gadchiroli?64 km by road
- What is the population of Machhalighot?97 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhalighot in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Machhalighot?68.9% (Census 2011)