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- LGD code
- 225112
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population
- 222
- Households
- 42
- Literacy rate
- 27.9%
- Sex ratio
- 835 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 57
વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011 · સરખામણીમાં
Machhkhairan ની સરખામણી
By population, Machhkhairan ranks #189 of 234 villages in Azamnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
27.9%
−10.3% vs mandal average
- Machhkhairan
- 27.9%
- Azamnagar mandal
- 38.2%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
835
−85 vs mandal average
- Machhkhairan
- 835
- Azamnagar mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Machhkhairan
- 5.3
- Azamnagar mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Machhkhairan એક નજરે
Machhkhairan એ બિહારના કટિહાર જિલ્લાના Azamnagar બ્લોકમાં 222 લોકોની વસ્તી 42 કુટુંબોમાં (વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011) ધરાવતું ગામ છે, જે Azamnagar બ્લોકના 234 ગામોમાં 189મું મોટું છે. સાક્ષરતા 28% છે, બ્લોક સરેરાશ 38% કરતાં 10 પોઇન્ટ ઓછી અને જાતિ પ્રમાણ દર 1,000 પુરુષોએ 835 સ્ત્રીઓ. પિનકોડ 855113 છે, Salmari પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ હેઠળ; LGD ગામ કોડ 225112 છે. ગામ Katihar વિધાનસભા મતવિસ્તારમાં આવે છે, ધારાસભ્ય Tarkishore Prasad. 2026માં અંદાજિત વસ્તી 262, 2011 કરતાં 18% વધુ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Machhkhairan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GAIGHATTA
- Total area (ha)
- 21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Machhkhairan
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મુખ્ય માહિતી — Machhkhairan
- LGD code
- 225112
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 222
- Population (projected 2026)
- 262
- Households
- 42
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 835
- Literacy rate
- 27.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Member of Parliament
- Tariq Anwar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Tarkishore Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Azamnagar
એ જ પિનકોડ
Villages sharing pincode 855113
- AzamnagarAzamnagar mandal9,855 pop
- KhuriyalAzamnagar mandal7,680 pop
- Kismat GorakhpurAzamnagar mandal7,399 pop
- ChaulharAzamnagar mandal6,387 pop
- Unaso PachgachhiKadwa mandal5,482 pop
- PindhalAzamnagar mandal5,292 pop
- AmarsinghpurAzamnagar mandal5,289 pop
- MadhaipurKadwa mandal5,219 pop
- BairiaAzamnagar mandal5,216 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Machhkhairan
Azamnagar મંડળ ના અન્ય ગામો
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)