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About Machhpada Village

Machhpada is a mid sized village in Baisinga tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 393 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhpada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhpada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Baisinga
Pincode 757052
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 393
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhpada compares

By the 2011 count Machhpada is the 43rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Machhpada

Machhpada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhpada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kunchibania, Kuradhika, Kusada and Kusumpura. 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.

Common questions about Machhpada

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhpada village had a population of 743. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Machhpada village has 393 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhpada has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Machhpada is 757052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhpada covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhpada falls under Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Machhpada notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machhpada.

Machhpada is in Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj 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.

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

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