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About Machola Village

Machola is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 744 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machola village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Pranpur
Pincode 854116
Area (hectares) 287.04 hectares
Population 1,417
Male Population 744
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Machola compares

By the 2011 count Machola is the 32nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 287.04 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Machola

Machola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Machola 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. The nearest villages by name are Khusalpur, Kursanda, Kusiari and Lakhpura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Machola

As per the Census of India 2011, Machola village had a population of 1,417. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Machola village has 744 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machola has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Machola is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machola covers 287.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machola falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Machola notes the nearest railway station 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 Machola.

Machola is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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