About Machaha Village

Machaha is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 503 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machaha village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Masturi
Pincode	495551
Area (hectares)	263.91 hectares
Population	1,050
Male Population	503
Female Population	547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,087
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machaha compares

By the 2011 count Machaha is the 104th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 263.91 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 990.

Getting to Machaha

Machaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machaha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Machaha from other places

Machaha lies about 29 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 16 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 Machaha
Nearest railway station	Nipania	16 km
Nearest town	Baloda Bāzār	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masturi	20 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	29 km

Villages closest to Machaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machaha village had a population of 1,050. That makes it the 104th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Machaha village has 503 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machaha has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Machaha is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machaha covers 263.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machaha falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Machaha is Nipania, about 16 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Machaha.

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

Machaha is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Nipania is about 16 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 19 km away. Masturi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.