About Machhaila Village

Machhaila is a large village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,049, made up of 2,158 males and 1,891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhaila village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Pincode	854325
Area (hectares)	344 hectares
Population	4,049
Male Population	2,158
Female Population	1,891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
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 Machhaila compares

By the 2011 count Machhaila is the 22nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Machhaila

Machhaila is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Machhaila 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 Machhaila from other places

Machhaila lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 9.0 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 Machhaila
Nearest railway station	Satar Halt	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	13 km
District headquarters	Araria	16 km
Nearest town	Arāria	16 km

Villages closest to Machhaila

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

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Common questions about Machhaila

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhaila village had a population of 4,049. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Machhaila village has 2,158 males and 1,891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhaila has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Machhaila is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhaila covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhaila falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machhaila is Satar Halt, about 9.0 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 Machhaila.

Machhaila is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhaila is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Satar Halt is about 9.0 km away. Jokihat is about 13 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.