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About Machavaram Village

Machavaram is a mid sized village in Koduru tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,575, made up of 849 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 815 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521120, 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 Krishna
Tehsil Koduru
Pincode 521120
Area (hectares) 815 hectares
Population 1,575
Male Population 849
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machavaram compares

By the 2011 count Machavaram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,031 residents. Its 815 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machavaram from other places

Machavaram lies about 129 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Bonakalu, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters Koduru 22 km
Nearest railway station Bonakalu 29 km
Nearest town Madhira 31 km
District headquarters Krishna 129 km

Villages closest to Machavaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koduru tehsil.

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 1,575. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,031 residents.

Machavaram village has 849 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machavaram has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Machavaram is 521120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machavaram covers 815 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machavaram falls under Koduru tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machavaram is Bonakalu, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Machavaram.

Machavaram is about 129 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machavaram is in Koduru tehsil of Krishna district. Koduru is about 22 km away. Bonakalu is about 29 km away. Madhira is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramakrishnapuram (11 km), Koduru (23 km) and Salempalem (37 km).

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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