# Machhia Village, Kaptipada, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kaptipada, Mayurbhanj 

# Machhia

Machhia is a village in Kaptipada sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757040**. The 2011 Census counted **328 people in 90 households**, the 74th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 328people (2011)
- 90households
- 61.4%literacy
- 757040PIN code

## Machhia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhia is 757040.** Machhia falls in Kaptipada sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757040
- Gram panchayatJhinkpada
- Community development blockKaptipada
- Census village code391172

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

## How far is Machhia from nearby towns?

- Kaptipada (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)50 km by road
- Udala (nearest town)8 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 Machhia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Machhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaptipada
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kaptipada
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kaptipada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Machhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Machhia

Of every 100 households in Machhia in 2011, 12 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Machhia · ■ Kaptipada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****77%**

**39%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Machhia?

■ Machhia · ■ Kaptipada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**939

Working population ****54.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 51.1% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (23%) · **■** Household industry 19 (11%) · **■** Other work 53 (29%) · **■** Marginal 55 (31%)

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 Kaptipada

- Sansimilia361 people
- Phulbadia354 people
- Dhumkhet346 people
- Kantagadi345 people
- Hill block No-171309 people
- Jamubani301 people
- Baulakhaladi294 people
- Karapada279 people

[All 99 villages in Kaptipada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/kaptipada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhia?757040
- How far is Machhia from Baripada?50 km by road
- What is the population of Machhia?328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhia in?Mayurbhanj district (Kaptipada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Machhia?61.4% (Census 2011)