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About Machhkhairan Village

Machhkhairan is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 121 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares.

Machhkhairan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhkhairan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 121
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machhkhairan compares

By the 2011 count Machhkhairan is the 178th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Machhkhairan

Machhkhairan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhkhairan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhkhairan from other places

Machhkhairan lies about 6.4 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dandkhora, about 2.3 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 Machhkhairan
Nearest railway station Dandkhora 2.3 km
District headquarters Katihar 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 20 km

Villages closest to Machhkhairan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhkhairan village had a population of 222. That makes it the 178th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Machhkhairan village has 121 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhkhairan has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Machhkhairan covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhkhairan falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machhkhairan is Dandkhora, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Machhkhairan.

Machhkhairan is about 6.4 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhkhairan is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Dandkhora is about 2.3 km away. Katihar is about 6.4 km away. Azamnagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilas (8.7 km), Murbatpur (11 km) and Gosainpur (12 km).

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

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