About Machkhara Village

Machkhara is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,819, made up of 955 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares.

Machkhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machkhara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Poreyahat
Area (hectares)	243 hectares
Population	1,819
Male Population	955
Female Population	864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machkhara compares

By the 2011 count Machkhara is the 27th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Machkhara

Machkhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machkhara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machkhara from other places

Machkhara lies about 15 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Danre Halt, about 5.3 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 Machkhara
Nearest railway station	Danre Halt	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poreyahat	7.5 km
District headquarters	Godda	15 km

Villages closest to Machkhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machkhara village had a population of 1,819. That makes it the 27th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Machkhara village has 955 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machkhara has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Machkhara covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machkhara falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Machkhara is Danre Halt, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Machkhara.

Machkhara is about 15 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machkhara is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Danre Halt is about 5.3 km away. Poreyahat is about 7.5 km away. Godda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.