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About Machhariya Village

Machhariya is a small village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 137 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.31 hectares hectares.

Machhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 138.31 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 137
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
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 Machhariya compares

By the 2011 count Machhariya is the 187th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 138.31 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Machhariya

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

Machhariya lies about 88 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Nidhani, about 18 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 Machhariya
Nearest railway station Nidhani 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 21 km
Nearest town Mandlā 23 km
District headquarters Seoni 88 km

Villages closest to Machhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhariya village had a population of 280. That makes it the 187th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Machhariya village has 137 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhariya has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Machhariya covers 138.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhariya falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhariya is Nidhani, about 18 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 Machhariya.

Machhariya is about 88 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhariya is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Nidhani is about 18 km away. Ghansaur is about 21 km away. Mandlā is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamdehi (3.2 km), Kakartala (3.3 km) and Jhurki (3.4 km).

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

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