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About Machenahalli Village

Machenahalli is a mid sized village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 389 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562123
Area (hectares) 307.49 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 389
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Machenahalli is the 71st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 307.49 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Machenahalli

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

How far is Machenahalli from other places

Machenahalli lies about 31 km from Bangalore Rural. 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 Machenahalli
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 8.1 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 31 km

Villages closest to Machenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machenahalli village had a population of 717. That makes it the 71st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Machenahalli village has 389 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machenahalli has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Machenahalli is 562123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machenahalli covers 307.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machenahalli falls under Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

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

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

Machenahalli is about 31 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machenahalli is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Nelamangala is about 8.1 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manchenahalli (under 2 km), Gorinabele (under 2 km) and Bhattarahalli (2.0 km).

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

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