# Machhakandana Village, Jashipur, Mayurbhanj (Odisha)

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Village · Jashipur, Mayurbhanj 

# Machhakandana

Machhakandana is a village in Jashipur sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757034**. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 43 households**, the 202nd largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 155people (2011)
- 43households
- 50.4%literacy
- 757034PIN code

## Machhakandana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhakandana is 757034.** Machhakandana falls in Jashipur sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757034
- Gram panchayatMahardapalsa
- Community development blockJashipur
- Census village code388469

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

## How far is Machhakandana from nearby towns?

- Jashipur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)64 km by road
- Karanjia (nearest town)36 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 Machhakandana?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Machhakandana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Machhakandora
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Patharpoda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jashipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes

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 Machhakandana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 91 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 Machhakandana

Of every 100 households in Machhakandana in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhakandana · ■ Jashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**48%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

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 Machhakandana?

■ Machhakandana · ■ Jashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545**

**958

Working population ****56.1%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 28.6% for women. 65% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (18%) · **■** Marginal 28 (32%)

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 Jashipur

- Podagarh161 people
- Saruda159 people
- Ghaniaposi158 people
- Kundagad157 people
- sundhibhila152 people
- Bharadapasi148 people
- Fulabadia146 people
- Lembujharan145 people

[All 264 villages in Jashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhakandana?757034
- How far is Machhakandana from Baripada?64 km by road
- What is the population of Machhakandana?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhakandana in?Mayurbhanj district (Jashipur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Machhakandana?50.4% (Census 2011)