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About Machadih Village

Machadih is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 92 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 92
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Machadih compares

By the 2011 count Machadih is the 234th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Machadih

Machadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machadih 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 Machadih from other places

Machadih lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 23 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 Machadih
Nearest railway station Jamtara 23 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Machadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machadih village had a population of 188. That makes it the 234th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Machadih village has 92 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machadih has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Machadih is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machadih covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machadih falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Machadih is Jamtara, about 23 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 Machadih.

Machadih is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machadih is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Jamtara is about 23 km away. Jāmtāra is about 23 km away. Jama is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuri (under 2 km), Khejuria (under 2 km) and Harladangal (2.1 km).

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

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