About Machenahalli Village

Machenahalli is a mid sized village in Molakalmuru tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 594 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1003.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machenahalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Molakalmuru
Pincode	577540
Area (hectares)	1003.64 hectares
Population	1,179
Male Population	594
Female Population	585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Machenahalli is the 39th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 1003.64 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, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

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 - 10 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 Molakalmuru, and the nearest railway station is Chitradurga, about 30 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	Chitradurga	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Molakalmuru	31 km

Villages closest to Machenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machenahalli village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 39th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Machenahalli village has 594 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machenahalli has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Machenahalli is 577540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machenahalli covers 1003.64 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 Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Machenahalli is Chitradurga, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Machenahalli.

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

Machenahalli is in Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district. Chitradurga is about 30 km away. Molakalmuru is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.