# Machhinan Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Machhinan

Machhinan is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,638 people in 736 households**, the 16th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 3,638people (2011)
- 736households
- 86.5%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machhinan

Of every 100 households in Machhinan in 2011, 76 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Machhinan · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**19%

Tap water ****16%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****77%**

**44%

Television ****38%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Machhinan?

■ Machhinan · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**942

Working population ****33.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 81.0% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 143 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (6%) · **■** Household industry 50 (4%) · **■** Other work 501 (41%) · **■** Marginal 461 (37%)

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 Kolaghat

- Paramanandapur4,002 people
- Kishor Chak3,931 people
- Sulani3,746 people
- Bathan Berya3,689 people
- Faridpur3,619 people
- Kodalia3,504 people
- Marberya3,496 people
- Jadupur3,461 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machhinan?3,638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhinan in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Machhinan?86.5% (Census 2011)