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About Machhaha Village

Machhaha is a mid sized village in Mirzapur tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,049, made up of 561 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Mirzapur
Pincode 212104
Area (hectares) 152.97 hectares
Population 1,049
Male Population 561
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhaha compares

By the 2011 count Machhaha is the 291st largest of the 577 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 152.97 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Machhaha

Machhaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhaha as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhaha from other places

Machhaha lies about 26 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Jigna, about 4.6 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 Machhaha
Nearest railway station Jigna 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mirzapur 26 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 26 km

Villages closest to Machhaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhaha village had a population of 1,049. That makes it the 291st largest of the 577 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Machhaha village has 561 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhaha has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Machhaha is 212104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhaha covers 152.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhaha falls under Mirzapur tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhaha is Jigna, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Machhaha is in Mirzapur tehsil of Mirzapur district. Jigna is about 4.6 km away. Mirzapur is about 26 km away. Mirzāpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbata (under 2 km), Chitauli (1.9 km) and Kothara Manda (3.0 km).

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

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