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About Machhava Village

Machhava is a mid sized village in Kheralu tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 781 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 775.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhava village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Kheralu
Pincode 384130
Area (hectares) 775.84 hectares
Population 1,529
Male Population 781
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Machhava compares

By the 2011 count Machhava is the 34th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,195 residents. Its 775.84 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Machhava

Machhava is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhava 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 Gorisana, Kuda, Lalawada and Limbdi. 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 Machhava

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhava village had a population of 1,529. That makes it the 34th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,195 residents.

Machhava village has 781 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhava has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Machhava is 384130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhava covers 775.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhava falls under Kheralu tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The census record for Machhava 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 Machhava.

Machhava is in Kheralu tehsil of Mahesana 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 Machhava today is likely to be higher.

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