About Machhra Village

Machhra is one of the larger villages in Alauli tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,009, made up of 3,633 males and 3,376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Khagaria
Tehsil	Alauli
Pincode	848203
Area (hectares)	1276 hectares
Population	7,009
Male Population	3,633
Female Population	3,376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhra compares

By the 2011 count Machhra is the 18th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents. Its 1276 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Machhra

Machhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Machhra from other places

Machhra lies about 18 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Imli, about 6.5 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 Machhra
Nearest railway station	Imli	6.5 km
Nearest town	Bakhri	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alauli	8.7 km
District headquarters	Khagaria	18 km

Villages closest to Machhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhra village had a population of 7,009. That makes it the 18th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents.

Machhra village has 3,633 males and 3,376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhra has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Machhra is 848203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhra covers 1276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhra falls under Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machhra is Imli, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Machhra.

Machhra is about 18 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhra is in Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district. Imli is about 6.5 km away. Bakhri is about 7.0 km away. Alauli is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.