# Machhagan Village, Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur 

# Machhagan

Machhagan is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **1,106 people in 245 households**, the 41st largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 1,106people (2011)
- 245households
- 85.7%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Machhagan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhagan is 754140.** Machhagan falls in Balikuda sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatMachhagaon
- Community development blockBalikuda
- Census village code398385

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

## How far is Machhagan from nearby towns?

- Balikuda (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (nearest town)25 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 Machhagan?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Machhagan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagatsinghpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 17 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 Machhagan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and blackgram**. About 60% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Machhagan

Of every 100 households in Machhagan in 2011, 57 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhagan · ■ Balikuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****12%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**41%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**51%

Television ****44%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Machhagan?

■ Machhagan · ■ Balikuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1421**

**933

Working population ****34.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 80.3% for women. 63% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 55 (14%) · **■** Marginal 78 (20%)

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 Balikuda

- Mallikapur1,151 people
- Talanga1,146 people
- Badagan1,115 people
- Olasa1,114 people
- Kusida1,090 people
- Kuliagan1,088 people
- Barugudipada1,070 people
- Tandikula1,067 people

[All 235 villages in Balikuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhagan?754140
- How far is Machhagan from Jagatsinghapur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Machhagan?1,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhagan in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Machhagan?85.7% (Census 2011)