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About Machhpani Village

Machhpani is a small village in Dhurki tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 18 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 950 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhpani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhpani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Dhurki
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 950 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 18
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhpani compares

By the 2011 count Machhpani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 950 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Machhpani

Machhpani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhpani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khutia, Kodwa, Kodwa Alias Likhudaura and Kumba Kalan. 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 Machhpani

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhpani village had a population of 35. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Machhpani village has 18 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhpani has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Machhpani is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhpani covers 950 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhpani falls under Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Machhpani 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 10+ km distance for Machhpani.

Machhpani is in Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa 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 Machhpani today is likely to be higher.

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