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About Macha Kalan Village

Macha Kalan is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 430 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.29 hectares hectares.

Macha Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Macha Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 404.29 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 430
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Macha Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Macha Kalan is the 85th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 404.29 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Macha Kalan

Macha Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Macha Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Macha Kalan from other places

Macha Kalan lies about 26 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 20 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 Macha Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Khajuri 20 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 26 km

Villages closest to Macha Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pohri 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 Macha Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Macha Kalan village had a population of 822. That makes it the 85th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Macha Kalan village has 430 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Macha Kalan has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Macha Kalan covers 404.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Macha Kalan falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Macha Kalan is Khajuri, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Macha Kalan.

Macha Kalan is about 26 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Macha Kalan is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 7.3 km away. Khajuri is about 20 km away. Shivpuri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkheda (under 2 km), Deori Khurd (under 2 km) and Rijoda (1.6 km).

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

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