Machhikhet, Thal, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Machhikhet


The village Machhikhet is located in Thal Tahsil of Pithoragarh District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Machhikhet Gram Panchayat. It comes under Berinag Community Development Block. The nearest town is Didihat, which is about 70 kilometers away from Machhikhet.

Travel and Communication for Machhikhet


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Machhikhet,
Pithoragarh,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 262531

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Machhikhet


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Machhikhet is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Machhikhet is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Machhikhet


As per available data from the year 2009, 210 persons live in 56 house holds in the village Machhikhet. There are 116 female individuals and 94 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 55.24% and males constitute 44.76% of the total population.

Population density of Machhikhet is 277.15 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Machhikhet


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Total area of Machhikhet is 75.77 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 34.23 ha. About 28.33 ha is un-irrigated area. About 5.9 ha is irrigated area. About 5.9 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 5.95 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 25.4 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 3.92 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.33 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Machhikhet


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Purana Thal, which is less than 5 kms away from Machhikhet.

There is a government primary school in the village Machhikhet.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Purana Thal, which is less than 5 kms away from Machhikhet.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Puranathal, which is less than 5 kms away from Machhikhet.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Puranathal, which is less than 5 kms away from Machhikhet.

Colleges in Machhikhet


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Berinag, which is more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Dwarahat, which is more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ganai, which is more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

Other Educational Facilities in Machhikhet


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gangolihat, which is more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Pithoragarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

Healthcare Facilities in Machhikhet


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Machhikhet.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Machhikhet.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Machhikhet.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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