About Machhad Village

Machhad is a mid sized village in Jalalpore tehsil, in the district of Navsari, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,508, made up of 759 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1039.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhad village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Navsari
Tehsil	Jalalpore
Pincode	396440
Area (hectares)	1039.77 hectares
Population	1,508
Male Population	759
Female Population	749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhad compares

By the 2011 count Machhad is the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,916 residents. Its 1039.77 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Machhad

Machhad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhad 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kharsad, Kolasana, Kothamadi and Krushnapur. 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.

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Common questions about Machhad

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhad village had a population of 1,508. That makes it the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,916 residents.

Machhad village has 759 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhad has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Machhad is 396440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhad covers 1039.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhad falls under Jalalpore tehsil of Navsari district in Gujarat.

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

Machhad is in Jalalpore tehsil of Navsari 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.