About Machhawali Village

Machhawali is a mid sized village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,661, made up of 888 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537 hectares hectares.

Machhawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhawali village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Karera
Area (hectares)	537 hectares
Population	1,661
Male Population	888
Female Population	773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Machhawali compares

By the 2011 count Machhawali is the 36th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 537 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 857.

Getting to Machhawali

Machhawali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhawali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhawali from other places

Machhawali lies about 54 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Datia, about 30 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 Machhawali
Tehsil headquarters	Karera	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Datia	30 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	54 km

Villages closest to Machhawali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhawali village had a population of 1,661. That makes it the 36th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Machhawali village has 888 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhawali has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 857.

Machhawali covers 537 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhawali falls under Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhawali is Datia, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Machhawali.

Machhawali is about 54 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhawali is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 9.2 km away. Datia is about 30 km away. Shivpuri is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.