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About Machhail Village

Machhail is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 343 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Machhail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 343
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Machhail compares

By the 2011 count Machhail is the 144th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 8.5 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 928.

Getting to Machhail

Machhail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhail 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 Machhail from other places

Machhail lies about 47 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 8.6 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 Machhail
Nearest railway station Dhachna 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 14 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 19 km
District headquarters Katihar 47 km

Villages closest to Machhail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhail village had a population of 685. That makes it the 144th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Machhail village has 343 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhail has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Machhail covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhail falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machhail is Dhachna, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Machhail.

Machhail is about 47 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhail is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 8.6 km away. Barsoi is about 14 km away. Rāiganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariol (3.7 km), Sonatola (3.9 km) and Balrampur (4.6 km).

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

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