# Macharam Village, Balanagar, Mahbubnagar (Telangana)

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Village · Balanagar, Mahbubnagar 

# Macharam

Macharam is a village in Balanagar sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 86 households**, the 34th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 396people (2011)
- 86households
- 48.7%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Macharam PIN code and other codes

Macharam falls in Balanagar sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana.

- Gram panchayatNandaram
- Community development blockBalanagar
- Census village code575101

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

## How far is Macharam from nearby towns?

- Balanagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Mahbubnagar (district HQ)48 km by road
- Mahbubnagar (nearest town)48 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 Macharam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farooqnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahbubnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Macharam known for?

The main crops are **maize, cotton and paddy**. About 32% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Macharam

Of every 100 households in Macharam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Macharam · ■ Balanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**79%

Tap water ****100%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****27%**

**48%

Television ****24%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Macharam?

■ Macharam · ■ Balanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**891

Working population ****63.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 31.3% for women. 61% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (28%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 36 (14%) · **■** Marginal 41 (16%)

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 Balanagar

- Kuthnepalle616 people
- Appajipalle518 people
- Agraharam Potlapalle436 people
- Seriguda430 people
- Lingaram284 people
- Vanamavaniguda260 people
- Bibinagar236 people

[All 37 villages in Balanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/balanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Macharam from Mahbubnagar?48 km by road
- What is the population of Macharam?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Macharam in?Mahbubnagar district (Balanagar sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Macharam?48.7% (Census 2011)