About Machhatta Village

Machhatta is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,045, made up of 1,600 males and 1,445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhatta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Pincode	854315
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	3,045
Male Population	1,600
Female Population	1,445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhatta compares

By the 2011 count Machhatta is the 32nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Machhatta

Machhatta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhatta 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhatta from other places

Machhatta lies about 29 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 15 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 Machhatta
Tehsil headquarters	Amour	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	15 km
Nearest town	Kasba	19 km
District headquarters	Purnia	29 km

Villages closest to Machhatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhatta village had a population of 3,045. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Machhatta village has 1,600 males and 1,445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhatta has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Machhatta is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhatta covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Machhatta falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machhatta is Surja Kama, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Machhatta.

Machhatta is about 29 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhatta is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 3.0 km away. Surja Kama is about 15 km away. Kasba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.