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About Machhdhi Village

Machhdhi is a mid sized village in Jhanjharpur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,973, made up of 1,008 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.8 hectares hectares.

Machhdhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhdhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Jhanjharpur
Area (hectares) 87.8 hectares
Population 1,973
Male Population 1,008
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machhdhi compares

By the 2011 count Machhdhi is the 33rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents. Its 87.8 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Machhdhi

The census records public bus service for Machhdhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Machhdhi from other places

Machhdhi lies about 25 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjharpur Bazar, about 2.9 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 Machhdhi
Nearest railway station Jhanjharpur Bazar 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanjharpur 3.0 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 3.0 km
District headquarters Madhubani 25 km

Villages closest to Machhdhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhdhi village had a population of 1,973. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents.

Machhdhi village has 1,008 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhdhi has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Machhdhi covers 87.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Machhdhi falls under Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machhdhi is Jhanjharpur Bazar, about 2.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machhdhi.

Machhdhi is about 25 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhdhi is in Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district. Jhanjharpur Bazar is about 2.9 km away. Jhanjharpur is about 3.0 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pauram (under 2 km), Simra (under 2 km) and Chanauraganj (1.6 km).

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

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