# Machhada Village, Basta, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basta, Baleshwar 

# Machhada

Machhada is a village in Basta sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756080**. The 2011 Census counted **1,096 people in 278 households**, the 35th largest of 249 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,096people (2011)
- 278households
- 85.9%literacy
- 756080PIN code

## Machhada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhada is 756080.** Machhada falls in Basta sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756080
- Gram panchayatIrda
- Community development blockBasta
- Census village code392498

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

## How far is Machhada from nearby towns?

- Basta (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)38 km by road
- Jaleswar (nearest town)28 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 Machhada?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Machhada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jamsuli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jamsuli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jamsuli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Machhada known for?

About 72% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Machhada

Of every 100 households in Machhada in 2011, 34 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Machhada · ■ Basta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**71%

Tap water ****51%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****58%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Machhada?

■ Machhada · ■ Basta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**976

Working population ****37.5%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 77.1% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (11%) · **■** Marginal 222 (54%)

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 Basta

- Baharda1,149 people
- Begunia1,135 people
- Sadanandapur1,123 people
- Santoshpur1,097 people
- Dandi1,091 people
- Singarpur1,053 people
- Renupada1,031 people
- Dudhahansa1,008 people

[All 304 villages in Basta](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/basta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhada?756080
- How far is Machhada from Baleshwar?38 km by road
- What is the population of Machhada?1,096 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhada in?Baleshwar district (Basta sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Machhada?85.9% (Census 2011)