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About Machmaur Village

Machmaur is a mid sized village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 352 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 435781, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machmaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machmaur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Pincode 435781
Area (hectares) 338.22 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 352
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machmaur compares

By the 2011 count Machmaur is the 127th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 338.22 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Machmaur

Machmaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machmaur as Available within 5 - 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 Machmaur from other places

Machmaur lies about 29 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 29 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 Machmaur
District headquarters Shivpuri 29 km
Nearest railway station Kolaras 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 32 km

Villages closest to Machmaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machmaur village had a population of 656. That makes it the 127th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Machmaur village has 352 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machmaur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Machmaur is 435781. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machmaur covers 338.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machmaur falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machmaur is Kolaras, about 29 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machmaur.

Machmaur is about 29 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machmaur is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Shivpuri is about 29 km away. Kolaras is about 29 km away. Pichhore is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pali (under 2 km), Kota (under 2 km) and Gadhoiya (3.5 km).

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

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