# Machhrakhi Village, Onda, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Onda, Bankura 

# Machhrakhi

Machhrakhi is a village in Onda sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,370 people in 271 households**, the 53rd largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,370people (2011)
- 271households
- 71.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhrakhi

Of every 100 households in Machhrakhi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Machhrakhi · ■ Onda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****24%**

**7%

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

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**70%

Use banking services ****61%**

**58%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Machhrakhi?

■ Machhrakhi · ■ Onda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**937

Working population ****37.9%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 62.8% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (8%) · **■** Marginal 206 (40%)

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 Onda

- Murakata1,444 people
- Gorasol1,434 people
- Patlabani1,404 people
- Bara Kurpa1,390 people
- Ashnasol1,369 people
- Suklai1,356 people
- Gopalpur1,341 people
- Chhota Kurpa1,322 people

[All 291 villages in Onda](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/onda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhrakhi?1,370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhrakhi in?Bankura district (Onda sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Machhrakhi?71.1% (Census 2011)