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About Machandih Village

Machandih is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 335 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Machandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machandih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 335
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machandih compares

By the 2011 count Machandih is the 114th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Machandih

Machandih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machandih as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machandih from other places

Machandih lies about 29 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sasaram Junction, about 8.7 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 Machandih
Nearest town Sasarām 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Sasaram Junction 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 29 km
District headquarters Rohtas 29 km

Villages closest to Machandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machandih village had a population of 721. That makes it the 114th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Machandih village has 335 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machandih has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Machandih covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machandih falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machandih is Sasaram Junction, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machandih.

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

Machandih is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Sasarām is about 7.9 km away. Sasaram Junction is about 8.7 km away. Kargahar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairi Sultan (5.5 km), Dharampura (8.3 km) and Nado (8.4 km).

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

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