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About Machhelai Village

Machhelai is a large village in Limkheda tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,894, made up of 1,430 males and 1,464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhelai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhelai village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Limkheda
Pincode 389130
Area (hectares) 578.14 hectares
Population 2,894
Male Population 1,430
Female Population 1,464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhelai compares

By the 2011 count Machhelai is the 31st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 578.14 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Machhelai

Machhelai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhelai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kundha, Kunlli, Limbodar and Limkheda. 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.

Common questions about Machhelai

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhelai village had a population of 2,894. That makes it the 31st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Machhelai village has 1,430 males and 1,464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhelai has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Machhelai is 389130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhelai covers 578.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhelai falls under Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The census record for Machhelai 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 10+ km distance for Machhelai.

Machhelai is in Limkheda tehsil of Dohad 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.

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

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