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About Machhariya Village

Machhariya is a mid sized village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 358 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.1 hectares hectares.

Machhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Area (hectares) 448.1 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 358
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machhariya compares

By the 2011 count Machhariya is the 52nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 448.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Machhariya

Machhariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhariya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Machhariya from other places

Machhariya lies about 49 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Dabra, about 20 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 Machhariya
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Dabra 20 km
District headquarters Gwalior 49 km

Villages closest to Machhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhariya village had a population of 706. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Machhariya village has 358 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhariya has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 864.

Machhariya covers 448.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhariya falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhariya is Dabra, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Machhariya.

Machhariya is about 49 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhariya is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 4.9 km away. Dabra is about 20 km away. Gwalior is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basondi (under 2 km), Bagwai (2.8 km) and San Khini (3.6 km).

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

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