# Machharpara Village, Gochhapada, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gochhapada, Kandhamal 

# Machharpara

Machharpara is a village in Gochhapada sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762002**. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 49 households**, the 57th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 209people (2011)
- 49households
- 29.4%literacy
- 762002PIN code

## Machharpara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machharpara is 762002.** Machharpara falls in Gochhapada sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762002
- Gram panchayatPaireju
- Community development blockPhiringia
- Census village code415254

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

## How far is Machharpara from nearby towns?

- Gochhapada (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)57 km by road
- Phulabani (nearest town)46 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 Machharpara?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Machharpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pahireju
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Phiringia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phulbani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulbani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Machharpara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and turmeric**. About 14% of the 99 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 Machharpara

Of every 100 households in Machharpara in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machharpara · ■ Gochhapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**6%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****98%**

**49%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**7%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****59%**

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Machharpara?

■ Machharpara · ■ Gochhapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.4%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**963

Working population ****51.7%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.0% for men and 15.1% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 54 (50%)

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 Gochhapada

- Pidiapanga220 people
- Glata214 people
- Sartaguda211 people
- Tambisuga211 people
- Sipanjari209 people
- Bakepanga205 people
- Kerengeli205 people
- Lathikupa201 people

[All 242 villages in Gochhapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/gochhapada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machharpara?762002
- How far is Machharpara from Phulbani?57 km by road
- What is the population of Machharpara?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machharpara in?Kandhamal district (Gochhapada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Machharpara?29.4% (Census 2011)