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About Machhun Village

Machhun is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 58 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 19.93 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 58
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhun compares

By the 2011 count Machhun is the 228th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 19.93 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Machhun

Machhun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhun as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Machhun from other places

Machhun lies about 45 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 4.1 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 Machhun
Nearest railway station Tripal 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 25 km
Nearest town Talwāra 30 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 45 km

Villages closest to Machhun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun 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 Machhun

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhun village had a population of 109. That makes it the 228th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Machhun village has 58 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhun has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Machhun is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhun covers 19.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhun falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhun is Tripal, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machhun.

Machhun is about 45 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhun is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tripal is about 4.1 km away. Nadaun is about 25 km away. Talwāra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuthaira (under 2 km), Kuthiana (under 2 km) and Madhiani (2.2 km).

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

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