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About Machoud Village

Machoud is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,365, made up of 649 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machoud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machoud village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 433.01 hectares
Population 1,365
Male Population 649
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machoud compares

By the 2011 count Machoud is the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 433.01 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Machoud

Machoud is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Machoud as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machoud from other places

Machoud lies about 27 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 1.5 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 Machoud
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 2.9 km
District headquarters Durg 27 km

Villages closest to Machoud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machoud village had a population of 1,365. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Machoud village has 649 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machoud has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Machoud is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machoud covers 433.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machoud falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Machoud is Gundardehi, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Machoud is about 27 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machoud is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gundardehi is about 1.5 km away. Gunderdehi is about 2.9 km away. Durg is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ruda (under 2 km), Tekapar (1.7 km) and Bhendra (1.7 km).

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

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