# Machhakandana Village, Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj (Odisha)

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Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj 

# Machhakandana

Machhakandana is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757051**. The 2011 Census counted **122 people in 35 households**, the 159th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 122people (2011)
- 35households
- 67.3%literacy
- 757051PIN code

## Machhakandana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhakandana is 757051.** Machhakandana falls in Jharpokharia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757051
- Gram panchayatMurunia
- Community development blockSaraskana
- Census village code387918

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?

- Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)44 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town)47 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Murunia
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahurbandhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jharpokharia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jharpokharia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 and vegetables**. About 62% of the 41 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; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhakandana · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****17%**

**3%

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

**13%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**55%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1179**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**941

Working population ****56.6%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 57.6% for women. 66% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 68 (99%)

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 Jharpokharia

- Nedabhadi147 people
- Sijua137 people
- Kesuriasol135 people
- Chaulgeri126 people
- Chhuadim118 people
- Nuagan113 people
- Hill Block110 people
- Birsinga105 people

[All 199 villages in Jharpokharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jharpokharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhakandana?757051
- How far is Machhakandana from Baripada?44 km by road
- What is the population of Machhakandana?122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhakandana in?Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Machhakandana?67.3% (Census 2011)