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About Machhipur Village

Machhipur is a mid sized village in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 636 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.52 hectares hectares.

Machhipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Area (hectares) 174.52 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 636
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machhipur compares

By the 2011 count Machhipur is the 125th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 174.52 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Machhipur

The census records public bus service for Machhipur as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhipur from other places

Machhipur lies about 13 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Khurja City, about 3.5 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 Machhipur
Nearest railway station Khurja City 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 3.7 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 13 km

Villages closest to Machhipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhipur village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 125th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Machhipur village has 636 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhipur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Machhipur covers 174.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhipur falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhipur is Khurja City, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machhipur.

Machhipur is about 13 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhipur is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Khurja City is about 3.5 km away. Khurja is about 3.7 km away. Bulandshahr is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasangarh (under 2 km), Khera (under 2 km) and Kirra (under 2 km).

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

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