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About Machhapara Village

Machhapara is a mid sized village in Delanga tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 435 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752016, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhapara village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Delanga
Pincode 752016
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 435
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machhapara compares

By the 2011 count Machhapara is the 32nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Machhapara

The census records public bus service for Machhapara 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khandimangalapur, Kharikera, Kialanda and Kumundal. 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 Machhapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhapara village had a population of 866. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Machhapara village has 435 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhapara has about 991 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.

The pincode recorded for Machhapara is 752016. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhapara covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhapara falls under Delanga tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The census record for Machhapara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Machhapara.

Machhapara is in Delanga tehsil of Puri 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 Machhapara today is likely to be higher.

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