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About Machenahalli Village

Machenahalli is a mid sized village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,180, made up of 598 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1010.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gauribidanur
Pincode 561211
Area (hectares) 1010.21 hectares
Population 1,180
Male Population 598
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Machenahalli is the 71st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 1010.21 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

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 village. 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 Machenahalli from other places

Machenahalli lies about 33 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Someshwara, about 8.7 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 Machenahalli
Nearest railway station Someshwara 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauribidanur 12 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 33 km

Villages closest to Machenahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gauribidanur 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 1,180. That makes it the 71st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Machenahalli village has 598 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machenahalli has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Machenahalli is 561211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machenahalli covers 1010.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machenahalli falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Machenahalli is Someshwara, about 8.7 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 village for Machenahalli.

Machenahalli is about 33 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machenahalli is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Someshwara is about 8.7 km away. Gauribidanur is about 12 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konaganahalli (under 2 km), Goddavalahalli (2.7 km) and Sonaganahalli (2.8 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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