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About Machahalli Village

Machahalli is a mid sized village in Maddur tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 466 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Maddur
Pincode 571429
Area (hectares) 374.21 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 466
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machahalli compares

By the 2011 count Machahalli is the 105th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,725 residents. Its 374.21 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Machahalli

Machahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Machahalli 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machahalli from other places

Machahalli lies about 25 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Nidaghatta, about 7.0 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 Machahalli
Nearest railway station Nidaghatta 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Maddur 11 km
Nearest town Maddūr 11 km
District headquarters Mandya 25 km

Villages closest to Machahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machahalli village had a population of 941. That makes it the 105th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,725 residents.

Machahalli village has 466 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machahalli has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Machahalli is 571429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machahalli covers 374.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machahalli falls under Maddur tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Machahalli is Nidaghatta, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Machahalli.

Machahalli is about 25 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machahalli is in Maddur tehsil of Mandya district. Nidaghatta is about 7.0 km away. Maddur is about 11 km away. Maddūr is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tubinakere (under 2 km), Kesthur (under 2 km) and Alamsettahalli (2.0 km).

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

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