# Machhaila Village, Ghatampur, Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Ghatampur, Kanpur Nagar 

# Machhaila

Machhaila is a village in Ghatampur sub-district of Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,375 people in 315 households**, the 143rd largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,375people (2011)
- 315households
- 76.5%literacy
- 843females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhaila

Of every 100 households in Machhaila in 2011, 10 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Machhaila · ■ Ghatampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Machhaila?

■ Machhaila · ■ Ghatampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**73.3%

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

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****755**

**887

Working population ****31.0%**

**39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 63.8% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 128 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (60%) · **■** Other work 42 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Ghatampur

- Husena1,387 people
- Juraiyan1,387 people
- Mavai Madhau1,382 people
- Palpur1,379 people
- Gauri Kakra1,350 people
- Laukaha1,349 people
- Nevada Ujagar1,347 people
- Dharmangadpur1,341 people

[All 319 villages in Ghatampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/ghatampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhaila?1,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhaila in?Kanpur Nagar district (Ghatampur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machhaila?76.5% (Census 2011)