# Machhbinda Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Machhbinda

Machhbinda is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 54 households**, the 221st largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 291people (2011)
- 54households
- 84.6%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhbinda

Of every 100 households in Machhbinda in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhbinda · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**52%

Television ****40%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Machhbinda?

■ Machhbinda · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****652**

**991

Working population ****34.4%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 75.0% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (12%) · **■** Marginal 45 (45%)

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 Salbani

- Metyal297 people
- Karamarsolurf Kalibasa295 people
- Komarband294 people
- Sundra292 people
- Hartora289 people
- Bhaluksol286 people
- Chhota Kalsibhanga280 people
- Guraipatna280 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhbinda?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhbinda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Machhbinda?84.6% (Census 2011)