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About Machane Village

Machane is a small village in Sarli tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 51 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males.

Machane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machane village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Sarli
Population 99
Male Population 51
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machane compares

By the 2011 count Machane is the 11th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 82 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Machane

Machane is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Machane as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machane from other places

Machane lies about 30 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 108 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 Machane
Tehsil headquarters Sarli 8.5 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 30 km
Nearest town Itanagar 107 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 108 km

Villages closest to Machane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machane village had a population of 99. That makes it the 11th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 82 residents.

Machane village has 51 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machane has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Machane falls under Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machane is Naharlagun, about 108 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Machane.

Machane is about 30 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machane is in Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Sarli is about 8.5 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 30 km away. Itanagar is about 107 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahrma (2.0 km), Milli (3.7 km) and Kapu (3.8 km).

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

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