About Machhiara Village

Machhiara is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 779 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhiara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode	828305
Area (hectares)	111.9 hectares
Population	1,517
Male Population	779
Female Population	738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Machhiara compares

By the 2011 count Machhiara is the 49th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 111.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Machhiara

Machhiara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhiara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Machhiara from other places

Machhiara lies about 25 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 19 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 Machhiara
Nearest railway station	Giridih	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baghmara Cum Katras	25 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	25 km

Villages closest to Machhiara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Machhiara

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhiara village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 49th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Machhiara village has 779 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhiara has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Machhiara is 828305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhiara covers 111.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhiara falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Machhiara is Giridih, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Machhiara is about 25 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhiara is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 19 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 25 km away. Dhanbad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.