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About Machhera Khurd Village

Machhera Khurd is a mid sized village in Bankhedi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 467 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.97 hectares hectares.

Machhera Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhera Khurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Bankhedi
Area (hectares) 336.97 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 467
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Machhera Khurd is the 47th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 336.97 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Machhera Khurd

Machhera Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhera Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Machhera Khurd lies about 26 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Obaidullaganj, about 5.3 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Obaidullaganj 5.3 km
Nearest town Ubaidullāhganj 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankhedi 26 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 26 km

Villages closest to Machhera Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhera Khurd village had a population of 937. That makes it the 47th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Machhera Khurd village has 467 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhera Khurd has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Machhera Khurd covers 336.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Machhera Khurd is Obaidullaganj, about 5.3 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 Khurd.

Machhera Khurd 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 Khurd is in Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Obaidullaganj is about 5.3 km away. Ubaidullāhganj is about 5.7 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 Kalan (under 2 km), Khod (17 km) and Manakwada (19 km).

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

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