# Machamara Village, Gurandi, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gurandi, Gajapati 

# Machamara

Machamara is a village in Gurandi sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761211**. The 2011 Census counted **1,245 people in 353 households**, the 9th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 1,245people (2011)
- 353households
- 49.9%literacy
- 761211PIN code

## Machamara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machamara is 761211.** Machamara falls in Gurandi sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761211
- Gram panchayatMachamara
- Community development blockParlakhemundi
- Census village code414699

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

## How far is Machamara from nearby towns?

- Gurandi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)18 km by road
- Parlakhemundi (nearest town)16 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 Machamara?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Machamara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paralakhemundi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · R.Sitapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Machamara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 881 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Machamara

Of every 100 households in Machamara in 2011, 71 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machamara · ■ Gurandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****95%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**87%

Use banking services ****52%**

**52%

Television ****39%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**40%

Own their home ****90%**

**93%

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 Machamara?

■ Machamara · ■ Gurandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**1049

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**976

Working population ****54.9%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 40.5% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 128 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (13%) · **■** Other work 100 (15%) · **■** Marginal 366 (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 Gurandi

- Bhuskudi1,834 people
- Kharasanda1,804 people
- Ghorani1,465 people
- Rajasitapur1,364 people
- Vinala1,237 people
- Agarkhandi1,177 people
- Rajapur1,085 people
- Jangalpadu1,012 people

[All 77 villages in Gurandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/gurandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machamara?761211
- How far is Machamara from Paralakhemundi?18 km by road
- What is the population of Machamara?1,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machamara in?Gajapati district (Gurandi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Machamara?49.9% (Census 2011)