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About Machhalivad Village

Machhalivad is a mid sized village in Kalavad tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 484 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1808.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhalivad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhalivad village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Kalavad
Pincode 361160
Area (hectares) 1808.46 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 484
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhalivad compares

By the 2011 count Machhalivad is the 45th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 1808.46 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Machhalivad

Machhalivad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhalivad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kharedi, Khimani Sanosara, Kotha Bhadukiya and Labukiya Bhadukiya. 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 Machhalivad

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhalivad village had a population of 958. That makes it the 45th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Machhalivad village has 484 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhalivad has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Machhalivad is 361160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhalivad covers 1808.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhalivad falls under Kalavad tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Machhalivad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Machhalivad.

Machhalivad is in Kalavad tehsil of Jamnagar 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 Machhalivad today is likely to be higher.

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