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About Machh Banda Village

Machh Banda is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 619 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722183, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machh Banda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machh Banda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722183
Area (hectares) 391.61 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 619
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Machh Banda compares

By the 2011 count Machh Banda is the 52nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 391.61 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Machh Banda

Machh Banda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machh Banda 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. The nearest villages by name are Lachhmanpur, Lakhyara, Lalpur Bara and Latiabani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Machh Banda

As per the Census of India 2011, Machh Banda village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Machh Banda village has 619 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machh Banda has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Machh Banda is 722183. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machh Banda covers 391.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machh Banda falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Machh Banda notes the nearest railway station 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 Machh Banda.

Machh Banda is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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