About Machhada Village

Machhada is a mid sized village in Basta tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,096, made up of 567 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756080, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhada village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Baleshwar
Tehsil	Basta
Pincode	756080
Area (hectares)	139 hectares
Population	1,096
Male Population	567
Female Population	529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhada compares

By the 2011 count Machhada is the 22nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 617 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Machhada

Machhada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kusuda, Kusudiha, Kutlampur and Lakhanpada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Machhada

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhada village had a population of 1,096. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 617 residents.

Machhada village has 567 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhada has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Machhada is 756080. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhada covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhada falls under Basta tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The census record for Machhada notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Machhada.

Machhada is in Basta tehsil of Baleshwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.