Machhkhairan गाव, Azamnagar ब्लॉक, Katihar जिल्हा — पिनकोड 855113, लोकसंख्या, सरपंच, हवामान

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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

जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत

Machhkhairan ची तुलना

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 एका दृष्टिक्षेपात

Machhkhairan हे Biharच्या Katihar जिल्ह्यातील Azamnagar ब्लॉकमधील 222 लोकसंख्येचे 42 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Azamnagar ब्लॉकमधील 234 गावांत 189वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 28% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 38% पेक्षा 10 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 835 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 855113 आहे, Salmari पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 225112 आहे. गाव Katihar विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Tarkishore Prasad. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 262, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.

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गाव	लोकसंख्या	साक्षरता	अंतर
Machhkhairan · हे गाव	222	28%	—
Teghra · Azamnagar	4,127	27%	—
Mohanganj · Azamnagar	1,638	28%	—
Baldiagachhi · Azamnagar	1,416	49%	—
Bazidpur · Azamnagar	1,321	43%	—
Sihpur · Azamnagar	1,095	36%	—
Koia · Azamnagar	547	27%	—

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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.

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मुख्य माहिती — 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

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 Katihar district level

Then & Now

Machhkhairan — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

222

Census 2011 baseline

+18.0%

Population · 2026

262

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

Census 2011 baseline

+19.0%

Households · 2026

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: 222Census 2011
Households: 42Census 2011
Literacy rate: 27.9%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 835 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 2622026 proj. · +18% vs 2011
Est. households: 502026 projection
Active job cards: 3,20,356MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,71,004MGNREGA · 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: 888NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 49.7%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 92.0%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 44.6%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 82.6%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 68.4%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 · Katihar district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Katihar district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Katihar 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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Lead story

September 2026

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Bihar may demand ₹250 cr from Centre as crop damage aid | Hindustan Times

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Sep

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Floods affect millions in Bihar despite rainfall deficit

Reported by Mongabay India.

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Sep

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Bihar: Agri dept to provide free sugarcane seeds to farmers under expansion scheme

Reported by ChiniMandi.

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Bihar may demand ₹250 cr from Centre as crop damage aid | Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times9h ago
Floods affect millions in Bihar despite rainfall deficit
india.mongabay.com14h ago
Bihar: Agri dept to provide free sugarcane seeds to farmers under expansion scheme
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Bihar Assembly’s 5-day monsoon session begins today; supplementary budget, key bills on agenda
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Monsoon fury grips states as Bihar floods affect 50 lakh, landslide blocks Adi Kailash route
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Machhkhairan बद्दल वारंवार विचारले जाणारे प्रश्न

Machhkhairan चा पिनकोड काय आहे?

Biharच्या Katihar जिल्ह्यातील Azamnagar ब्लॉकमधील Machhkhairan चा पिनकोड 855113 आहे. पोस्ट ऑफिस Salmari आहे.

Machhkhairan ला कोणते पोस्ट ऑफिस टपाल पोहोचवते?

Machhkhairan ची टपाल Katihar जिल्ह्यातील Azamnagar ब्लॉकमधील Salmari पोस्ट ऑफिस, पिनकोड 855113 मार्फत पोहोचते.

Machhkhairan कोणत्या जिल्ह्यात आहे?

Machhkhairan हे भारतातील Biharच्या Katihar जिल्ह्यातील Azamnagar ब्लॉकमधील गाव आहे.

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Machhkhairan ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार Machhkhairan गावाची लोकसंख्या 222 आहे 42 कुटुंबांत.

Machhkhairan ची साक्षरता दर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Machhkhairan गावाची साक्षरता 27.9% आहे.

Machhkhairan चे लिंग गुणोत्तर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Machhkhairan गावात दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 835 स्त्रिया आहेत.

Machhkhairan चे आमदार कोण?

Machhkhairan Katihar विधानसभा मतदारसंघात (AC 63) येते. विद्यमान आमदार Tarkishore Prasad (BJP).

Machhkhairan चे खासदार कोण?

Machhkhairan Katihar लोकसभा मतदारसंघात आहे. विद्यमान खासदार Tariq Anwar (INC).

2026 मध्ये Machhkhairan ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2026 मध्ये Machhkhairan ची अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 262, 2011 च्या 222 पेक्षा सुमारे 18% जास्त (राज्य वाढ दरावरून अंदाज).

Machhkhairan चा एलजीडी कोड काय?

Machhkhairan गावाचा एलजीडी कोड 225112 आहे.

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Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)