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About Machhra Village

Machhra is a large village in Mawana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,394, made up of 1,821 males and 1,573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 250106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Mawana
Pincode 250106
Area (hectares) 448.47 hectares
Population 3,394
Male Population 1,821
Female Population 1,573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhra compares

By the 2011 count Machhra is the 47th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents. Its 448.47 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Machhra

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

How far is Machhra from other places

Machhra lies about 20 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Kharkhauda, about 17 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 Machhra
Nearest town Kithor 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Kharkhauda 17 km
District headquarters Meerut 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawana 22 km

Villages closest to Machhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhra village had a population of 3,394. That makes it the 47th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents.

Machhra village has 1,821 males and 1,573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhra has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Machhra is 250106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhra covers 448.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhra falls under Mawana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhra is Kharkhauda, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machhra.

Machhra is about 20 km from Meerut in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhra is in Mawana tehsil of Meerut district. Kithor is about 5.8 km away. Kharkhauda is about 17 km away. Meerut is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagli Abdulla (under 2 km), Amarpur Mazra Khandawli (1.7 km) and Behrora (3.4 km).

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

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