About Machhia Village

Machhia is a large village in Sakra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,993, made up of 2,587 males and 2,406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Sakra
Pincode	843105
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	4,993
Male Population	2,587
Female Population	2,406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
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 Machhia compares

By the 2011 count Machhia is the 14th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Machhia

Machhia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Machhia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhia from other places

Machhia lies about 106 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Deepnagar Halt, about 4.7 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 Machhia
Nearest railway station	Deepnagar Halt	4.7 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakra	31 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	106 km

Villages closest to Machhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhia village had a population of 4,993. That makes it the 14th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents.

Machhia village has 2,587 males and 2,406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhia has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Machhia is 843105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhia covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Machhia falls under Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machhia is Deepnagar Halt, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Machhia.

Machhia is about 106 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhia is in Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Deepnagar Halt is about 4.7 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 8.4 km away. Sakra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.