# Macha Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Macha

Macha is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **796 people in 135 households**, the 385th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 796people (2011)
- 135households
- 67.9%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Macha

Of every 100 households in Macha in 2011, 13 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Macha · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**87%

Tap water ****95%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**91%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Macha?

■ Macha · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**928

Working population ****29.6%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 55.6% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (25%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 36 (15%)

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 Harraiya

- Salhadipur803 people
- Avdhut Nagar801 people
- Sisauni800 people
- Majhaua798 people
- Katiya Nawdiha795 people
- Farenda Segar792 people
- Bharu790 people
- Kisunpur790 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Macha?796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Macha in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Macha?67.9% (Census 2011)