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About Machehari Village

Machehari is a mid sized village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 314 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machehari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machehari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Pincode 210430
Area (hectares) 308.03 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 314
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machehari compares

By the 2011 count Machehari is the 78th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 308.03 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Machehari

Machehari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machehari as Available within 10+ 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 Machehari from other places

Machehari lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Machehari
Tehsil headquarters Rath 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Machehari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machehari village had a population of 601. That makes it the 78th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Machehari village has 314 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machehari has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Machehari is 210430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machehari covers 308.03 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.

Machehari falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machehari is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machehari.

Machehari is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machehari is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Rath is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bihar (under 2 km), Gadhar (under 2 km) and Jarakhar (under 2 km).

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

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