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About Machhera Kalan Village

Machhera Kalan is a large village in Bankhedi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,529, made up of 1,292 males and 1,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785.66 hectares hectares.

Machhera Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhera Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Bankhedi
Area (hectares) 785.66 hectares
Population 2,529
Male Population 1,292
Female Population 1,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhera Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Machhera Kalan is the 7th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 785.66 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Machhera Kalan

Machhera Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhera Kalan as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhera Kalan from other places

Machhera Kalan lies about 26 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Obaidullaganj, about 4.9 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 Machhera Kalan
Nearest railway station Obaidullaganj 4.9 km
Nearest town Ubaidullāhganj 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankhedi 26 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 26 km

Villages closest to Machhera Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bankhedi 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 Machhera Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhera Kalan village had a population of 2,529. That makes it the 7th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Machhera Kalan village has 1,292 males and 1,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhera Kalan has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Machhera Kalan covers 785.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhera Kalan falls under Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhera Kalan is Obaidullaganj, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machhera Kalan.

Machhera Kalan is about 26 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhera Kalan is in Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Obaidullaganj is about 4.9 km away. Ubaidullāhganj is about 5.3 km away. Bankhedi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machhera Khurd (under 2 km), Khod (18 km) and Manakwada (20 km).

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

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