About Machhkatta Village

Machhkatta is a mid sized village in Bolba tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 279 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1052 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhkatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhkatta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bolba
Pincode	835223
Area (hectares)	1052 hectares
Population	570
Male Population	279
Female Population	291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhkatta compares

By the 2011 count Machhkatta is the 22nd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 1052 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Machhkatta

Machhkatta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhkatta as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhkatta from other places

Machhkatta lies about 27 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Sogra, about 42 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 Machhkatta
Tehsil headquarters	Bolba	9.6 km
District headquarters	Simdega	27 km
Nearest railway station	Sogra	42 km

Villages closest to Machhkatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhkatta village had a population of 570. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Machhkatta village has 279 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhkatta has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Machhkatta is 835223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhkatta covers 1052 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhkatta falls under Bolba tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Machhkatta is Sogra, about 42 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 - 10 km distance for Machhkatta.

Machhkatta is about 27 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhkatta is in Bolba tehsil of Simdega district. Bolba is about 9.6 km away. Simdega is about 27 km away. Sogra is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.