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About Machhil Village

Machhil is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,495, made up of 1,252 males and 1,243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares.

Machhil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhil village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 2,495
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machhil compares

By the 2011 count Machhil is the 32nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Machhil

Machhil 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 Machhil as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Machhil from other places

Machhil lies about 21 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 5.6 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 Machhil
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 6.6 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 21 km

Villages closest to Machhil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhil village had a population of 2,495. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Machhil village has 1,252 males and 1,243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhil has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Machhil covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhil falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machhil is Ner Halt, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Machhil.

Machhil is about 21 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhil is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ner Halt is about 5.6 km away. Makhdumpur is about 6.6 km away. Jehanabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharka (under 2 km), Jagpura (under 2 km) and Chatar (1.8 km).

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

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