About Machkehr Village

Machkehr is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 389 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machkehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machkehr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	175032
Area (hectares)	92 hectares
Population	770
Male Population	389
Female Population	381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Machkehr compares

By the 2011 count Machkehr is the 27th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Machkehr

Machkehr is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Machkehr as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machkehr from other places

Machkehr lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about under 2 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 Machkehr
Nearest railway station	Ahju	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	7.8 km
District headquarters	Mandi	40 km

Villages closest to Machkehr

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

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Common questions about Machkehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Machkehr village had a population of 770. That makes it the 27th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Machkehr village has 389 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machkehr has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Machkehr is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machkehr covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machkehr falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machkehr is Ahju, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Machkehr.

Machkehr is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machkehr is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Ahju is about under 2 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 7.8 km away. Mandi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.