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About Machhri Village

Machhri is a mid sized village in Sardhana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,911, made up of 992 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 250221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Sardhana
Pincode 250221
Area (hectares) 576.65 hectares
Population 1,911
Male Population 992
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machhri compares

By the 2011 count Machhri is the 86th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents. Its 576.65 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Machhri

Machhri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Machhri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Machhri from other places

Machhri lies about 16 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Daurala, about 2.8 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 Machhri
Nearest railway station Daurala 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sardhana 6.7 km
District headquarters Meerut 16 km

Villages closest to Machhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhri village had a population of 1,911. That makes it the 86th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents.

Machhri village has 992 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhri has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Machhri is 250221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhri covers 576.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhri falls under Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhri is Daurala, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Machhri.

Machhri is about 16 km from Meerut in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhri is in Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district. Daurala is about 2.8 km away. Sardhana is about 6.7 km away. Meerut is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samaspur Surani (2.3 km), Sahipur Daurala (2.8 km) and Madarpura (3.1 km).

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

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