# Machhali Gaon Village, Campierganj, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Campierganj, Gorakhpur 

# Machhali Gaon

Machhali Gaon is a village in Campierganj sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,738 people in 828 households**, the 17th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 4,738people (2011)
- 828households
- 60.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhali Gaon

Of every 100 households in Machhali Gaon in 2011, 22 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Machhali Gaon · ■ Campierganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****45%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**43%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****66%**

**78%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Machhali Gaon?

■ Machhali Gaon · ■ Campierganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**924

Working population ****37.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 48.5% for women. 45% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 350 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (11%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,079 (61%)

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 Campierganj

- Rakhookhor5,256 people
- Kalyanpur5,147 people
- Tighara5,025 people
- Rajabari4,790 people
- Bargadhi4,734 people
- Dharmpur4,679 people
- Sahbganj4,619 people
- Suras4,587 people

[All 217 villages in Campierganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/campierganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhali Gaon?4,738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhali Gaon in?Gorakhpur district (Campierganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machhali Gaon?60.6% (Census 2011)