# Machhigatta Village, Mulchera, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/mulchera/machhigatta/ Village · Mulchera, Gadchiroli # Machhigatta Machhigatta is a village in Mulchera sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **442705**. The 2011 Census counted **429 people in 103 households**, the 45th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 429people (2011) - 103households - 62.1%literacy - 442705PIN code ## Machhigatta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhigatta is 442705.** Machhigatta falls in Mulchera sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - PIN code442705 - Community development blockMulchera - Census village code539474 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhigatta from nearby towns? - Mulchera (sub-district HQ)47 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)91 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)91 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 Machhigatta? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Machhigatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lagancha - ○Degree college10+ km · Ahori - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Machhigatta known for? About 34% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Machhigatta Of every 100 households in Machhigatta in 2011, 44 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machhigatta · ■ Mulchera rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **56% Toilet within the home ****32%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **76% Tap water ****5%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****77%** **72% Television ****11%** **23% Mobile phone ****26%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **26% Own their home ****89%** **94% 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 Machhigatta? ■ Machhigatta · ■ Mulchera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **918 Working population ****67.6%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 53.0% for women. 66% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 112 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 130 (45%) 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 Mulchera - Rengewahi465 people - Chutgurta Chak458 people - Wengnur455 people - Mukali Tola442 people - Bandukpalli411 people - Dampur391 people - Tarunnagar368 people - Lohara355 people [All 68 villages in Mulchera](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/mulchera/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhigatta?442705 - How far is Machhigatta from Gadchiroli?91 km by road - What is the population of Machhigatta?429 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhigatta in?Gadchiroli district (Mulchera sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Machhigatta?62.1% (Census 2011)