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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KALPANA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 376658
- Pincode
- 835211
- Post office
- Kolebira
- Population
- 165
- Households
- 34
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1143 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 99
Census 2011 · in context
How Machka compares
By population, Machka ranks #52 of 53 villages in Kolebira mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.8%
−0.3% vs mandal average
- Machka
- 58.8%
- Kolebira mandal
- 59.1%
- Simdega district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,143
+163 vs mandal average
- Machka
- 1,143
- Kolebira mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Machka
- 4.9
- Kolebira mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Machka at a glance
Machka is a village of 165 people in 34 households (Census 2011) in Kolebira block, Simdega district, Jharkhand, the 52nd-largest of 53 villages in Kolebira block. Literacy is 59%, about the same as the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,143 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835211, served by Kolebira post office; the LGD village code is 376658. The sarpanch is KALPANA DEVI, and the village votes in Sisai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jiga Susaran Horo. The population is estimated at 195 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nawatoli →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machka · this village | 165 | 59% | — |
| Nawatoli · Kolebira | 2,112 | 56% | — |
| Sarangapani · Kolebira | 1,059 | 55% | — |
| Bhanwarpahar · Kolebira | 965 | 54% | — |
| Saraipani · Kolebira | 863 | 53% | — |
| Kadamtanr · Kolebira | 319 | 59% | — |
| Gobardhasa · Kolebira | 296 | 63% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Machka
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIMDEGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 17
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NAWATOLI
- Total area (ha)
- 449
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.22
- Forest area (ha)
- 297.51
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Machka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Machka
- LGD code
- 376658
- Pincode
- 835211
- Post office
- Kolebira
- Population (Census 2011)
- 165
- Population (projected 2026)
- 195
- Households
- 34
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1143
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Lohardaga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sisai
- Member of Parliament
- Sukhdeo Bhagat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jiga Susaran Horo
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KALPANA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Kolebira
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Dasgupta's Clinic (21.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 835211
- LachragarhKolebira mandal5,241 pop
- BarhsloyaKolebira mandal4,862 pop
- KolebiraKolebira mandal4,659 pop
- TutikelKolebira mandal3,023 pop
- BandarchuanKolebira mandal2,729 pop
- Shahpur KondekeraKolebira mandal2,607 pop
- TaiseraKolebira mandal2,273 pop
- Dom ToliKolebira mandal2,178 pop
- NawatoliKolebira mandal2,112 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Machka
Other villages in Kolebira mandal
View all 52+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)