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About Machmal Village

Machmal is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 548 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413 hectares hectares.

Machmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machmal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Area (hectares) 413 hectares
Population 1,093
Male Population 548
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machmal compares

By the 2011 count Machmal is the 146th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 413 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Machmal

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

How far is Machmal from other places

Machmal lies about 76 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Chinchpada, 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 Machmal
Nearest railway station Chinchpada 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 27 km
District headquarters Dhule 76 km

Villages closest to Machmal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machmal village had a population of 1,093. That makes it the 146th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Machmal village has 548 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machmal has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Machmal covers 413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machmal falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Machmal is Chinchpada, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Machmal.

Machmal is about 76 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machmal is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Chinchpada is about 20 km away. Sakri is about 27 km away. Dhule is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuruswade (under 2 km), Dhaner (1.5 km) and Torankudi (1.8 km).

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

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