Machhkhara, Raina - I

Machhkhara is a village located in the Raina - I Subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. The village falls in Raina-I block and comes under Hijalna Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Machhkhara is 4.1 thousands out of which 2.2 thousands are males and rest 2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 911 females per 1000 males. There are around 445 teenagers in Machhkhara. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 303 people belonging to scheduled caste and 33 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 910 households in Machhkhara, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.4 thousands. The pincode of Machhkhara is 713103 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Sankharipukur Sub Post office
• Sripalli Sub Post office
• Sadarghat Sub Post office
• Ichlabad Sub Post office
• Ghordourchati Sub Post office

Schools

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

• St. Xavier's School, Burdwan
• Machkhanda High School
• Khaja Anowar Sahid Berh High School
• Bamunia High School
• Swami Vivekananda Academy For Educational Excellence

Hospitals

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

• Bandgacha Sub-Center
• Belsore Sub-Center
• Bontir Sub-Center
• Sukur Sub-Center

Banks

Machhkhara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Polempur
• Central Bank of India Vivekanand Mahavidyalaya
• HDFC Bank Boronilpur
• HDFC Bank Alamganj
• Indian Bank Barddhaman Sadarghat Road