About Machhaligaon Village

Machhaligaon is a large village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,897, made up of 1,898 males and 1,999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.79 hectares hectares.

Machhaligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhaligaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Badlapur
Area (hectares)	300.79 hectares
Population	3,897
Male Population	1,898
Female Population	1,999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhaligaon compares

By the 2011 count Machhaligaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 300.79 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Machhaligaon

Machhaligaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhaligaon as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhaligaon from other places

Machhaligaon lies about 24 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 7.1 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 Machhaligaon
Tehsil headquarters	Badlapur	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sri Krishna Nagar	7.1 km
Nearest town	Shāhganj	23 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	24 km

Villages closest to Machhaligaon

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

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Common questions about Machhaligaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhaligaon village had a population of 3,897. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Machhaligaon village has 1,898 males and 1,999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhaligaon has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

Machhaligaon covers 300.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhaligaon falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhaligaon is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 7.1 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 - 10 km distance for Machhaligaon.

Machhaligaon is about 24 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhaligaon is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Badlapur is about 6.5 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 7.1 km away. Shāhganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.