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About Machhriya Village

Machhriya is a mid sized village in Bamori tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 359 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984 hectares hectares.

Machhriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Bamori
Area (hectares) 984 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 359
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhriya compares

By the 2011 count Machhriya is the 92nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 984 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 936.

Getting to Machhriya

Machhriya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Machhriya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Machhriya from other places

Machhriya lies about 32 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Bhulon, about 27 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 Machhriya
Tehsil headquarters Bamori 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhulon 27 km
District headquarters Guna 32 km

Villages closest to Machhriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhriya village had a population of 707. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Machhriya village has 359 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhriya has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Machhriya covers 984 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhriya falls under Bamori tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhriya is Bhulon, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Machhriya.

Machhriya is about 32 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhriya is in Bamori tehsil of Guna district. Bamori is about 5.2 km away. Bhulon is about 27 km away. Guna is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwarkheda (1.7 km), Londera (1.8 km) and Panehti (4.0 km).

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

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