# Machhimura Village, Sohela, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Sohela, Bargarh 

# Machhimura

Machhimura is a village in Sohela sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768035**. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 189 households**, the 57th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 759people (2011)
- 189households
- 74.7%literacy
- 768035PIN code

## Machhimura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhimura is 768035.** Machhimura falls in Sohela sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768035
- Gram panchayatRengali
- Community development blockSohela
- Census village code380220

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

## How far is Machhimura from nearby towns?

- Sohela (sub-district HQ)67 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)40 km by road
- Padmapur (nearest town)20 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 Machhimura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Machhimura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barpali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barpali
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barpali
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 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)15 h summer · 15 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 Machhimura known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and pulse**. About 56% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Machhimura

Of every 100 households in Machhimura in 2011, 42 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhimura · ■ Sohela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**37%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****44%**

**27%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Machhimura?

■ Machhimura · ■ Sohela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135**

**966

Working population ****63.4%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 62.6% for women. 69% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 75 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (7%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 364 (76%)

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 Sohela

- Barihapali822 people
- Bandala805 people
- Kermeli767 people
- Padhanpali764 people
- Khapanpali753 people
- Baipali734 people
- Samakata726 people
- Rengali711 people

[All 92 villages in Sohela](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/sohela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhimura?768035
- How far is Machhimura from Bargarh?40 km by road
- What is the population of Machhimura?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhimura in?Bargarh district (Sohela sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Machhimura?74.7% (Census 2011)
