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About Machhera Village

Machhera is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 498 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.64 hectares hectares.

Machhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhera village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 270.64 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 498
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhera compares

By the 2011 count Machhera is the 65th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 270.64 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Machhera

Machhera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhera as Available within village. 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 Machhera from other places

Machhera lies about 37 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Mundikota, about 9.1 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 Machhera
Nearest railway station Mundikota 9.1 km
Nearest town Tirorā 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 12 km
District headquarters Bhandara 37 km

Villages closest to Machhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhera village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 65th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Machhera village has 498 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhera has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Machhera covers 270.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhera falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Machhera is Mundikota, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machhera.

Machhera is about 37 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhera is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Mundikota is about 9.1 km away. Tirorā is about 12 km away. Tumsar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranera (under 2 km), Rupera (under 2 km) and Sihora (under 2 km).

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

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