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About Machhiyari Village

Machhiyari is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 37 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244291, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhiyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhiyari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 244291
Area (hectares) 33.94 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 37
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,216
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhiyari compares

By the 2011 count Machhiyari is the 241st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 33.94 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Machhiyari

Machhiyari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhiyari as Available within <5 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 Machhiyari from other places

Machhiyari lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 57 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 Machhiyari
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km
Nearest town Tehri 24 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 57 km

Villages closest to Machhiyari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhiyari village had a population of 82. That makes it the 241st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Machhiyari village has 37 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhiyari has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Machhiyari is 244291. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhiyari covers 33.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhiyari falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Machhiyari is Rishikesh, about 57 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 - 10 km distance for Machhiyari.

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

Machhiyari is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 24 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 24 km away. Tehri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorasali (4.3 km), Gugali (4.3 km) and Lwali (4.3 km).

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

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