About Machhedi Village

Machhedi is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,653, made up of 2,405 males and 2,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2408 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhedi village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184204
Area (hectares)	2408 hectares
Population	4,653
Male Population	2,405
Female Population	2,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhedi compares

By the 2011 count Machhedi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 2408 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 894.

Getting to Machhedi

Machhedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhedi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhedi from other places

Machhedi lies about 38 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 33 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 Machhedi
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	10 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	33 km
District headquarters	Kathua	38 km

Villages closest to Machhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhedi village had a population of 4,653. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Machhedi village has 2,405 males and 2,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhedi has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Machhedi is 184204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhedi covers 2408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhedi falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Machhedi is Budhi, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Machhedi.

Machhedi is about 38 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhedi is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 10 km away. Budhi is about 33 km away. Kathua is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.