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About Machhindrakhed Village

Machhindrakhed is a mid sized village in Shegaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 452 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707.65 hectares hectares.

Machhindrakhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhindrakhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Shegaon
Area (hectares) 707.65 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 452
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhindrakhed compares

By the 2011 count Machhindrakhed is the 39th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents. Its 707.65 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Machhindrakhed

Machhindrakhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhindrakhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhindrakhed from other places

Machhindrakhed lies about 56 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jalamb Junction, about 6.2 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 Machhindrakhed
Nearest railway station Jalamb Junction 6.2 km
Nearest town Nāndūra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shegaon 14 km
District headquarters Buldana 56 km

Villages closest to Machhindrakhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhindrakhed village had a population of 879. That makes it the 39th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents.

Machhindrakhed village has 452 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhindrakhed has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Machhindrakhed covers 707.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhindrakhed falls under Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Machhindrakhed is Jalamb Junction, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Machhindrakhed.

Machhindrakhed is about 56 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhindrakhed is in Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district. Jalamb Junction is about 6.2 km away. Nāndūra is about 14 km away. Shegaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taroda Tarodi (2.7 km), Matargaon Bk (3.0 km) and Chinchkhed (3.1 km).

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

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