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About Machaknur Village

Machaknur is a large village in Mudhol tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,918, made up of 1,459 males and 1,459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1280.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machaknur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machaknur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Mudhol
Pincode 587313
Area (hectares) 1280.5 hectares
Population 2,918
Male Population 1,459
Female Population 1,459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machaknur compares

By the 2011 count Machaknur is the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 1280.5 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Machaknur

Machaknur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machaknur as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machaknur from other places

Machaknur lies about 32 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 10 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 Machaknur
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mudhol 17 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 32 km

Villages closest to Machaknur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machaknur village had a population of 2,918. That makes it the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Machaknur village has 1,459 males and 1,459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machaknur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Machaknur is 587313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machaknur covers 1280.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machaknur falls under Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Machaknur is Kajjidoni, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Machaknur.

Machaknur is about 32 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machaknur is in Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district. Kajjidoni is about 10 km away. Mudhol is about 17 km away. Bagalkot is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkur (under 2 km), Budni Khurd (2.9 km) and Bhantnur (3.0 km).

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

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