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About Machhar Heri Village

Machhar Heri is a mid sized village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,986, made up of 1,036 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhar Heri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhar Heri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Pincode 247001
Area (hectares) 123.54 hectares
Population 1,986
Male Population 1,036
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhar Heri compares

By the 2011 count Machhar Heri is the 100th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 123.54 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Machhar Heri

Machhar Heri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhar Heri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhar Heri from other places

Machhar Heri lies about 14 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Manani, about 9.2 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 Machhar Heri
Nearest railway station Manani 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 10 km
Nearest town Nakūr 10 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 14 km

Villages closest to Machhar Heri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakur 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 Machhar Heri

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhar Heri village had a population of 1,986. That makes it the 100th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Machhar Heri village has 1,036 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhar Heri has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Machhar Heri is 247001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhar Heri covers 123.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Machhar Heri falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhar Heri is Manani, about 9.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Machhar Heri.

Machhar Heri is about 14 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhar Heri is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Manani is about 9.2 km away. Nakur is about 10 km away. Nakūr is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subhanpura (under 2 km), Jajwa (under 2 km) and Mohiuddinpur (under 2 km).

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

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