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About Machhaun Village

Machhaun is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 45 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhaun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 63.88 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 45
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhaun compares

By the 2011 count Machhaun is the 133rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 63.88 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Machhaun

Machhaun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhaun as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Lohar Ghat, Lohari, Lun and Luna. 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 Machhaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhaun village had a population of 87. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Machhaun village has 45 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhaun has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Machhaun is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhaun covers 63.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhaun falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Machhaun notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machhaun.

Machhaun is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan 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 Machhaun today is likely to be higher.

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