About Machattu Village

Machattu is a large village in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,616, made up of 1,211 males and 1,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5314.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machattu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Kundapura
Pincode	576227
Area (hectares)	5314.33 hectares
Population	2,616
Male Population	1,211
Female Population	1,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,160
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machattu compares

By the 2011 count Machattu is the 61st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 5314.33 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Machattu

Machattu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machattu 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 Machattu from other places

Machattu lies about 40 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, about 24 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 Machattu
Nearest town	Someshwar	21 km
Nearest railway station	Kundapura	24 km
District headquarters	Udupi	40 km

Villages closest to Machattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machattu village had a population of 2,616. That makes it the 61st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Machattu village has 1,211 males and 1,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machattu has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Machattu is 576227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machattu covers 5314.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machattu falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Machattu is Kundapura, about 24 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 Machattu.

Machattu is about 40 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machattu is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Someshwar is about 21 km away. Kundapura is about 24 km away. Udupi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.