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About Machwada Village

Machwada is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 996, made up of 492 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632.12 hectares hectares.

Machwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 632.12 hectares
Population 996
Male Population 492
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machwada compares

By the 2011 count Machwada is the 34th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 632.12 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Machwada

Machwada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machwada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machwada from other places

Machwada lies about 58 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Ghatpindrai, about 43 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 Machwada
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnadon 16 km
Nearest railway station Ghatpindrai 43 km
Nearest town Narsimhapur 47 km
District headquarters Seoni 58 km

Villages closest to Machwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machwada village had a population of 996. That makes it the 34th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Machwada village has 492 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machwada has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Machwada covers 632.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machwada falls under Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machwada is Ghatpindrai, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Machwada.

Machwada is about 58 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machwada is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhnadon is about 16 km away. Ghatpindrai is about 43 km away. Narsimhapur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (2.1 km), Palari (2.3 km) and Atari (3.1 km).

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

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