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About Machavaram Village

Machavaram is one of the larger villages in Machavaram tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,388, made up of 5,234 males and 5,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Machavaram
Pincode 522435
Area (hectares) 1416 hectares
Population 10,388
Male Population 5,234
Female Population 5,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machavaram compares

By the 2011 count Machavaram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,830 residents. Its 1416 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Machavaram

Machavaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machavaram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Akurajupalle, Chennayapalem, Mallavolu and Pillutla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machavaram from other places

Machavaram lies about 81 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Raparla, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Machavaram
Nearest railway station Raparla under 2 km
Nearest town Ongole 19 km
District headquarters Guntur 81 km

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Machavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Machavaram village had a population of 10,388. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,830 residents.

Machavaram village has 5,234 males and 5,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machavaram has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Machavaram is 522435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machavaram covers 1416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machavaram falls under Machavaram tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machavaram is Raparla, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Machavaram.

Machavaram is about 81 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machavaram is in Machavaram tehsil of Guntur district. Raparla is about under 2 km away. Ongole is about 19 km away. Guntur is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Machavaram today is likely to be higher.

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