Machhagra ಗ್ರಾಮ, Baniapur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್, Saran ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ — ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 841411, ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ, ಹವಾಮಾನ

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

Shankar Prasad

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LGD code: 233184
Pincode: 841411
Post office: Ishuwapur
Population: 584
Households: 121
Literacy rate: 63.9%
Sex ratio: 1187 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 178

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ · ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ

Machhagra ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

By population, Machhagra ranks #95 of 114 villages in Baniapur mandal.

Literacy rate

63.9%

+9.0% vs mandal average

Machhagra: 63.9%
Baniapur mandal: 54.9%
Saran district: 54.6%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

1,187

+198 vs mandal average

Machhagra: 1,187
Baniapur mandal: 989

Household size

people per home

4.8

−1.4 vs mandal average

Machhagra: 4.8
Baniapur mandal: 6.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Machhagra ಒಂದು ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ

Machhagra ಬಿಹಾರದ Saran ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Baniapur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 584 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 121 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Baniapur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 114 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 95ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 64%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 55% ಗಿಂತ 9 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 1,187 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 841411, Ishuwapur ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 233184. ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು Shankar Prasad; ಗ್ರಾಮ Alinagar ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Maithili Thakur. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 689, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.

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ಗ್ರಾಮ	ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ	ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ	ದೂರ
Machhagra · ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ	584	64%	—
Bhithi · Baniapur	2,956	53%	—
Bhithi Bazar · Baniapur	1,704	50%	—
Bengali Bhithi · Baniapur	1,630	60%	—
Bhakura · Baniapur	1,272	59%	—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Machhagra

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: Yes
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: No
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 3
Power hours (winter): 4
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: No
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: No
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: CHAPRA
Distance to nearest town (km): 20
Distance to district HQ (km): 24
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 5
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): bhithi sahabudin
Total area (ha): 67
Irrigated area (ha): 42
Forest area (ha): 0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾಹಿತಿ — Machhagra

LGD code: 233184
Pincode: 841411
Post office: Ishuwapur
Population (Census 2011): 584
Population (projected 2026): 689
Households: 121
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 1187
Literacy rate: 63.9%
Lok Sabha constituency: Darbhanga
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Alinagar
Member of Parliament: Gopal Jee Thakur
Member of Legislative Assembly: Maithili Thakur
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: Shankar Prasad
Block / Mandal: Baniapur

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Saran district level

Then & Now

Machhagra — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

584

Census 2011 baseline

+18.0%

Population · 2026

689

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

121

Census 2011 baseline

+18.2%

Households · 2026

143

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 584Census 2011
Households: 121Census 2011
Literacy rate: 63.9%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 1187 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 6892026 proj. · +18% vs 2011
Est. households: 1432026 projection
Active job cards: 2,86,306MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,42,976MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 7,71,43,046ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 779NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 65.6%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 93.6%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 37.2%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 85.7%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 62.8%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 96.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Saran district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Saran district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Saran district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

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Bihar Cabinet approves new sugar mill at Warisaliganj
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Machhagra ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

ಬಿಹಾರ, Saran ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Baniapur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Machhagra ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 841411. ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ Ishuwapur.

Machhagra ಗೆ ಯಾವ ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ಸೇವೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ?

Machhagra ಅಂಚೆ Saran ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Baniapur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Ishuwapur ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ (ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 841411) ಮೂಲಕ ತಲುಪುತ್ತದೆ.

Machhagra ಯಾವ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ?

Machhagra ಭಾರತದ ಬಿಹಾರ, Saran ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Baniapur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ.

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Machhagra ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Machhagra ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 584 121 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ.

Machhagra ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಯಾರು?

Machhagra ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿಯ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು Shankar Prasad.

Machhagra ಸಾಕ್ಷರತಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Machhagra ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 63.9%.

Machhagra ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Machhagra ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 1187 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು.

Machhagra ಶಾಸಕರು ಯಾರು?

Machhagra Alinagar ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ (AC 81) ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಶಾಸಕರು Maithili Thakur (BJP).

Machhagra ಸಂಸದರು ಯಾರು?

Machhagra Darbhanga ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಸಂಸದರು Gopal Jee Thakur (BJP).

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Machhagra ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Machhagra ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಸುಮಾರು 689, 2011ರ 584ಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಸುಮಾರು 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು (ರಾಜ್ಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ದರದ ಅಂದಾಜು).

Machhagra LGD ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

Machhagra ಗ್ರಾಮದ LGD ಕೋಡ್ 233184.

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Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
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