# Machhia Village, Basta, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Basta, Baleshwar 

# Machhia

Machhia is a village in Basta sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756029**. The 2011 Census counted **868 people in 196 households**, the 56th largest of 249 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 868people (2011)
- 196households
- 76.9%literacy
- 756029PIN code

## Machhia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhia is 756029.** Machhia falls in Basta sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756029
- Gram panchayatSadanandapur
- Community development blockBasta
- Census village code392421

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

## How far is Machhia from nearby towns?

- Basta (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Baleshwar (nearest town)35 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 Machhia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Machhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amarda Road
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balasore
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Basta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Machhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 35 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 Machhia

Of every 100 households in Machhia in 2011, 67 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Machhia · ■ Basta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**71%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****50%**

**50%

Television ****42%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Machhia?

■ Machhia · ■ Basta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**79.3%

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

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**976

Working population ****30.4%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 71.2% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 170 (64%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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

- Ranamunduli878 people
- Tikarpara878 people
- NalaBahar877 people
- Mahadebsarai876 people
- Sarisa863 people
- Kundei857 people
- Kundapur826 people
- Pegarpada826 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhia?756029
- How far is Machhia from Baleshwar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Machhia?868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhia in?Baleshwar district (Basta sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Machhia?76.9% (Census 2011)