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About Machhmachha Village

Machhmachha is a small village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 161 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499.85 hectares hectares.

Machhmachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhmachha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 499.85 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 161
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Machhmachha compares

By the 2011 count Machhmachha is the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 499.85 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Machhmachha

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

Machhmachha lies about 46 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Khanna Banjari, about 8.4 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 Machhmachha
Nearest railway station Khanna Banjari 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 9.4 km
Nearest town Umaria 34 km
District headquarters Katni 46 km

Villages closest to Machhmachha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhmachha village had a population of 303. That makes it the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Machhmachha village has 161 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhmachha has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Machhmachha covers 499.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhmachha falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhmachha is Khanna Banjari, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance for Machhmachha.

Machhmachha is about 46 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhmachha is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Khanna Banjari is about 8.4 km away. Barhi is about 9.4 km away. Umaria is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barmani (3.1 km), Kuwan (3.9 km) and Keolari (4.4 km).

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

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