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About Machkandna Village

Machkandna is a small village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 221 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machkandna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machkandna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Pincode 832301
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 221
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machkandna compares

By the 2011 count Machkandna is the 97th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Machkandna

Machkandna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machkandna as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Laubera, Lodhasholi, Lohamalia and Luyagan. 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 Machkandna

As per the Census of India 2011, Machkandna village had a population of 423. That makes it the 97th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Machkandna village has 221 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machkandna has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Machkandna is 832301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machkandna covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machkandna falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Machkandna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machkandna.

Machkandna is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum 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 Machkandna today is likely to be higher.

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