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About Machhi Village

Machhi is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,737, made up of 893 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1167.05 hectares hectares.

Machhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 1167.05 hectares
Population 1,737
Male Population 893
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhi compares

By the 2011 count Machhi is the 35th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 1167.05 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Machhi

Machhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Machhi from other places

Machhi lies about 23 km from Betul. 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 Machhi
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 17 km
District headquarters Betul 23 km
Nearest town Betūl 23 km

Villages closest to Machhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhi village had a population of 1,737. That makes it the 35th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Machhi village has 893 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhi has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Machhi covers 1167.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhi falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Machhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machhi.

Machhi is about 23 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhi is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 17 km away. Betul is about 23 km away. Betūl is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tembhurni (2.1 km), Jhallar (2.9 km) and Maharpani (3.0 km).

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

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