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- LGD code
- 229722
- Pincode
- 843105
- Post office
- Dholi
- Population
- 4,993
- Households
- 917
- Literacy rate
- 59%
- Sex ratio
- 930 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,540
Census 2011 · in context
How Machhia compares
By population, Machhia ranks #14 of 121 villages in Sakra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.0%
+1.1% vs mandal average
- Machhia
- 59.0%
- Sakra mandal
- 57.9%
- Muzaffarpur district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
930
+28 vs mandal average
- Machhia
- 930
- Sakra mandal
- 902
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Machhia
- 5.4
- Sakra mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Machhia at a glance
Machhia is a village of 4,993 people in 917 households (Census 2011) in Sakra block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 14th-largest of 121 villages in Sakra block. Literacy is 59%, 1 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 930 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843105, served by Dholi post office; the LGD village code is 229722. The village votes in Bibhutipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Kumar. The population is estimated at 5,887 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machhia · this village | 4,993 | 59% | — |
| Sujawalpur · Sakra | 4,032 | 55% | — |
| Ali Sarai Urf Hasanpur Sarai · Sakra | 1,283 | 68% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Machhia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MUZAFFARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MACHAHI
- Total area (ha)
- 229
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 142
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Machhia
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Key facts — Machhia
- LGD code
- 229722
- Pincode
- 843105
- Post office
- Dholi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,993
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,887
- Households
- 917
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 930
- Literacy rate
- 59.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bibhutipur
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ajay Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Sakra
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843105
- Ghanipur BejhaSakra mandal9,575 pop
- Faridpur Urf ShakraSakra mandal7,148 pop
- Baghnagri Urf Bishunpur SubasSakra mandal6,677 pop
- DonwanSakra mandal4,326 pop
- SujawalpurSakra mandal4,032 pop
- Shakra BazidSakra mandal3,897 pop
- Rahimpur Jiwan Urf RaksaSakra mandal3,734 pop
- Bidya JhanpDholi (Moraul) mandal3,709 pop
- Hasanpur PagahiSakra mandal3,416 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)