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About Machhu Beraja Village

Machhu Beraja is a mid sized village in Lalpur tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,677, made up of 793 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1799.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361280, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhu Beraja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhu Beraja village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Lalpur
Pincode 361280
Area (hectares) 1799.72 hectares
Population 1,677
Male Population 793
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhu Beraja compares

By the 2011 count Machhu Beraja is the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 1799.72 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Machhu Beraja

Machhu Beraja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhu Beraja 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhu Beraja from other places

Machhu Beraja lies about 29 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kanalus Junction, about 7.4 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 Machhu Beraja
Nearest railway station Kanalus Junction 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalpur 8.9 km
Nearest town Sikka 21 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 29 km

Villages closest to Machhu Beraja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalpur 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 Machhu Beraja

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhu Beraja village had a population of 1,677. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Machhu Beraja village has 793 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhu Beraja has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Machhu Beraja is 361280. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhu Beraja covers 1799.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhu Beraja falls under Lalpur tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Machhu Beraja is Kanalus Junction, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Machhu Beraja.

Machhu Beraja is about 29 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhu Beraja is in Lalpur tehsil of Jamnagar district. Kanalus Junction is about 7.4 km away. Lalpur is about 8.9 km away. Sikka is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatiya Beraja (under 2 km), Arablus (7.2 km) and Setalus (7.2 km).

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

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