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About Machharda Village

Machharda is a mid sized village in Kalavad tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 295 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1353.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machharda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Kalavad
Pincode 361160
Area (hectares) 1353.54 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 295
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machharda compares

By the 2011 count Machharda is the 66th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 1353.54 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Machharda

Machharda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machharda 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 Khimani Sanosara, Kotha Bhadukiya, Labukiya Bhadukiya and Laloi. 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 Machharda

As per the Census of India 2011, Machharda village had a population of 590. That makes it the 66th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Machharda village has 295 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machharda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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

Machharda covers 1353.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machharda falls under Kalavad tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Machharda 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 Machharda.

Machharda 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 Machharda today is likely to be higher.

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