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About Machri Village

Machri is a mid sized village in Tulsipur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 291 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Tulsipur
Pincode 271203
Area (hectares) 290.11 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 291
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machri compares

By the 2011 count Machri is the 324th largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents. Its 290.11 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Machri

Machri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machri as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machri from other places

Machri lies about 26 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Laiburwa Halt, about 18 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 Machri
Nearest town Utraula 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Laiburwa Halt 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tulsipur 19 km
District headquarters Balrampur 26 km

Villages closest to Machri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machri village had a population of 554. That makes it the 324th largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents.

Machri village has 291 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machri has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Machri is 271203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machri covers 290.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machri falls under Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machri is Laiburwa Halt, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machri.

Machri is about 26 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machri is in Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 5.3 km away. Laiburwa Halt is about 18 km away. Tulsipur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahri (under 2 km), Lal Bojhi (1.8 km) and Sishania Ghoplapur (2.4 km).

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

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