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About Machenahalli Village

Machenahalli is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 307 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572215
Area (hectares) 147.85 hectares
Population 648
Male Population 307
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 92nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 147.85 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

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 45 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Ammasandra, about 5.1 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 Ammasandra 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 7.4 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 24 km
District headquarters Tumkur 45 km

Villages closest to Machenahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Turuvekere 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 648. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Machenahalli village has 307 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machenahalli has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Machenahalli is 572215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machenahalli covers 147.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machenahalli falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Machenahalli is Ammasandra, about 5.1 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 45 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machenahalli is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Ammasandra is about 5.1 km away. Turuvekere is about 7.4 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rayasandra (under 2 km), Ramadihalli (under 2 km) and G Manchenahalli (1.9 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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