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About Machhalgaon Village

Machhalgaon is a mid sized village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,870, made up of 936 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602.77 hectares hectares.

Machhalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhalgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 602.77 hectares
Population 1,870
Male Population 936
Female Population 934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Machhalgaon is the 29th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 602.77 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 978.

Getting to Machhalgaon

Machhalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhalgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Machhalgaon from other places

Machhalgaon lies about 47 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 17 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 Machhalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 12 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 17 km
Nearest town Sanāwad 27 km
District headquarters Khargone 47 km

Villages closest to Machhalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhalgaon village had a population of 1,870. That makes it the 29th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Machhalgaon village has 936 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhalgaon has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Machhalgaon covers 602.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhalgaon falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhalgaon is Sirran, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Machhalgaon.

Machhalgaon is about 47 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhalgaon is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Bhikangaon is about 12 km away. Sirran is about 17 km away. Sanāwad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawalpura (2.9 km), Ektasa (3.2 km) and Sirali (3.3 km).

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

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