About Machhwan Village

Machhwan is a mid sized village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 248 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhwan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Ghumarwin
Pincode	174029
Area (hectares)	132.07 hectares
Population	532
Male Population	248
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,145
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhwan compares

By the 2011 count Machhwan is the 42nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 132.07 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Machhwan

Machhwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ladher, Lehra, Loharra and Loharwin. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Machhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhwan village had a population of 532. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Machhwan village has 248 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhwan has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Machhwan is 174029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhwan covers 132.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhwan falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Machhwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Machhwan.

Machhwan is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.