# Macherla Village, Ghattu, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/ghattu/macherla/ Village · Ghattu, Mahbubnagar # Macherla Macherla is a village in Ghattu sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **4,157 people in 805 households**, the 8th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 36.6%. - 4,157people (2011) - 805households - 45.7%literacy - 1,013females per 1,000 males ## Macherla PIN code and other codes Macherla falls in Ghattu sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatMacherla - Community development blockGhattu - Census village code576273 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Macherla from nearby towns? - Ghattu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)139 km by road - Gadwal (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 Macherla? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Macherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ieej - ○Degree college10+ km · Gadwal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadwal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Macherla known for? The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 74% of the 1,382 hectares of village land is sown, and 435 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 Macherla Of every 100 households in Macherla in 2011, 75 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Macherla · ■ Ghattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **84% Toilet within the home ****12%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **94% Tap water ****68%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **95% Use banking services ****53%** **42% Television ****43%** **27% Mobile phone ****58%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **31% Own their home ****95%** **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 Macherla? ■ Macherla · ■ Ghattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%** **36.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154** **931 Working population ****55.6%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.5% for men and 38.0% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 498 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,064 (46%) · **■** Household industry 347 (15%) · **■** Other work 300 (13%) · **■** Marginal 101 (4%) 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 Ghattu - Aloor5,046 people - Boyalagudem4,804 people - Induvasi4,586 people - Mittadoddi4,269 people - Aragidda3,883 people - Balgera3,773 people - Naudinne3,369 people - Gorlakhandoddi3,313 people [All 24 villages in Ghattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/ghattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Macherla from Mahbubnagar?139 km by road - What is the population of Macherla?4,157 (Census 2011) - Which district is Macherla in?Mahbubnagar district (Ghattu sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Macherla?45.7% (Census 2011)