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About Machewa Village

Machewa is a mid sized village in Mahasamund tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,356, made up of 644 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machewa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Mahasamund
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 347.92 hectares
Population 1,356
Male Population 644
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machewa compares

By the 2011 count Machewa is the 51st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 347.92 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Machewa

Machewa 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 Machewa 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 Machewa from other places

Machewa lies about 4.1 km from Mahasamund. 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 Machewa
Tehsil headquarters Mahasamund 4.1 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 4.1 km

Villages closest to Machewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machewa village had a population of 1,356. That makes it the 51st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Machewa village has 644 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machewa has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Machewa is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machewa covers 347.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machewa falls under Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Machewa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Machewa is about 4.1 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machewa is in Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district. Mahasamund is about 4.1 km away. Mahāsamund is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paraskol (under 2 km), Bhurka (under 2 km) and Baronda Bazar (under 2 km).

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

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