About Machhwai Village

Machhwai is a mid sized village in Budni tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,409, made up of 753 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.15 hectares hectares.

Machhwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhwai village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sehore
Tehsil	Budni
Area (hectares)	496.15 hectares
Population	1,409
Male Population	753
Female Population	656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhwai compares

By the 2011 count Machhwai is the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 496.15 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Machhwai

Machhwai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhwai as Available within village. 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 Machhwai from other places

Machhwai lies about 93 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Hoshangabad, about 27 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 Machhwai
Nearest town	Narmadapuram	26 km
Nearest railway station	Hoshangabad	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budni	28 km
District headquarters	Sehore	93 km

Villages closest to Machhwai

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

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Common questions about Machhwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhwai village had a population of 1,409. That makes it the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Machhwai village has 753 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhwai has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Machhwai covers 496.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhwai falls under Budni tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhwai is Hoshangabad, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Machhwai.

Machhwai is about 93 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhwai is in Budni tehsil of Sehore district. Narmadapuram is about 26 km away. Hoshangabad is about 27 km away. Budni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.