Machhia, Kaptipada

Machhia is a village located in the Kaptipada Tehsil of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The village falls in Kaptipada block and comes under Jhinkpada Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Mayurbhanj parliament constituency and Udala assembly constituency.

As on August 2025, the current population of Machhia is 367 out of which 202 are males and rest 165 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 817 females per 1000 males. There are around 43 teenagers in Machhia. It has literacy rate of 53% which means around 196 persons can read and write. Total 99 people belonging to scheduled caste and 217 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 101 households in Machhia, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 202. The pincode of Machhia is 757040 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Kaptipada Sub Post office
• Chuinposi Branch Post office
• Badgudugudia Branch Post office
• Badsimulia Branch Post office
• Kaladahi Branch Post office

Schools

Machhia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Machhia National Public School

Hospitals

Machhia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Beldiha Sub-Center
• Jalda Sub-Center
• Asanabani Sub-Center
• Salachua Primary Health Center
• Jarada Sub-Center