# Machhariha Village, Karwi, Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Karwi, Chitrakoot 

# Machhariha

Machhariha is a village in Karwi sub-district of Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,266 people in 247 households**, the 182nd largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 1,266people (2011)
- 247households
- 66.8%literacy
- 843females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhariha

Of every 100 households in Machhariha in 2011, 65 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhariha · ■ Karwi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**20%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****96%**

**69%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Machhariha?

■ Machhariha · ■ Karwi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**873

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**907

Working population ****36.9%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 51.2% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 164 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (8%) · **■** Other work 41 (9%) · **■** Marginal 225 (48%)

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 Karwi

- Mukundpur1,284 people
- Chhipani Bahar Khera1,278 people
- Shitalpur Tarauha1,276 people
- Bhuihari Mafi1,267 people
- Kauhari1,260 people
- Gadhi Kala1,258 people
- Kalwara Khurd1,239 people
- Kandha Baniya1,221 people

[All 441 villages in Karwi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chitrakoot/karwi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhariha?1,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhariha in?Chitrakoot district (Karwi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machhariha?66.8% (Census 2011)