# Machhra Village, Mawana, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Mawana, Meerut 

# Machhra

Machhra is a village in Mawana sub-district of Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,394 people in 586 households**, the 47th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 3,394people (2011)
- 586households
- 80.6%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhra

Of every 100 households in Machhra in 2011, 62 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Machhra · ■ Mawana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**48%

Tap water ****29%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**87%

Use banking services ****74%**

**74%

Television ****60%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

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 Machhra?

■ Machhra · ■ Mawana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****734**

**862

Working population ****32.3%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 69.7% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 266 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (14%) · **■** Household industry 45 (4%) · **■** Other work 370 (34%) · **■** Marginal 265 (24%)

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 Mawana

- Fatehpur Narain3,442 people
- Seena3,426 people
- Muradpur Urf Sholda3,422 people
- Assa3,396 people
- Bana3,324 people
- Parichhatgarh3,296 people
- Nagli Kithaur3,262 people
- Kheri Manihar3,245 people

[All 305 villages in Mawana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/mawana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhra?3,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhra in?Meerut district (Mawana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machhra?80.6% (Census 2011)