# Machhikhet Village, Berinag, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Berinag, Pithoragarh 

# Machhikhet

Machhikhet is a village in Berinag sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **210 people in 56 households**, the 81st largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 210people (2011)
- 56households
- 70.7%literacy
- 1,234females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhikhet

Of every 100 households in Machhikhet in 2011, 100 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Machhikhet · ■ Berinag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**42%

Tap water ****90%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****56%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Machhikhet?

■ Machhikhet · ■ Berinag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1234**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**806

Working population ****40.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 56.7% for women. 29% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (11%) · **■** Marginal 59 (70%)

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 Berinag

- Papsyari214 people
- Kheti Jarauli213 people
- Gurena211 people
- Kaleti211 people
- Postala208 people
- Mangarh207 people
- Raitoli207 people
- Barar198 people

[All 299 villages in Berinag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/berinag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhikhet?210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhikhet in?Pithoragarh district (Berinag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Machhikhet?70.7% (Census 2011)