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About Machavaram Village

Machavaram is a mid sized village in Machilipatnam tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,034, made up of 517 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521002, 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 Machilipatnam
Pincode 521002
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 1,034
Male Population 517
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machavaram compares

By the 2011 count Machavaram is the 22nd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Machavaram

Machavaram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 27 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Repalle, about 14 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 town Avanigadda 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Repalle 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Machilipatnam 27 km
District headquarters Krishna 27 km

Villages closest to Machavaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machilipatnam 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 1,034. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Machavaram village has 517 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machavaram has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Machavaram is 521002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machavaram covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Machavaram is Repalle, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 27 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 Machilipatnam tehsil of Krishna district. Avanigadda is about 4.3 km away. Repalle is about 14 km away. Machilipatnam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pedayadara (11 km), Bhogireddipalle (13 km) and Nelakurru (13 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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