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About Machapuram Village

Machapuram is a large village in Devanakonda tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,574, made up of 1,801 males and 1,773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3407 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Devanakonda
Pincode 518469
Area (hectares) 3407 hectares
Population 3,574
Male Population 1,801
Female Population 1,773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machapuram compares

By the 2011 count Machapuram is the 10th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,088 residents. Its 3407 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Machapuram

Machapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machapuram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Machapuram from other places

Machapuram lies about 40 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Veldurti, about 25 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 Machapuram
Tehsil headquarters Devanakonda 21 km
Nearest railway station Veldurti 25 km
Nearest town Emmiganūr 29 km
District headquarters Kurnool 40 km

Villages closest to Machapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devanakonda 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 Machapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Machapuram village had a population of 3,574. That makes it the 10th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,088 residents.

Machapuram village has 1,801 males and 1,773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machapuram has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Machapuram is 518469. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machapuram covers 3407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machapuram falls under Devanakonda tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machapuram is Veldurti, about 25 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machapuram.

Machapuram is about 40 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machapuram is in Devanakonda tehsil of Kurnool district. Devanakonda is about 21 km away. Veldurti is about 25 km away. Emmiganūr is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are P Kotakonda (5.6 km), S Thimmapuram (6.4 km) and Kappatralla (11 km).

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

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