About Machatora Village

Machatora is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 351 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machatora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machatora village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Simlapal
Pincode	722151
Area (hectares)	114.31 hectares
Population	667
Male Population	351
Female Population	316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machatora compares

By the 2011 count Machatora is the 72nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 114.31 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Machatora

Machatora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machatora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kusumkanali, Lakhyatapal, Lakshmanpur and Lakshmipal. 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.

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Common questions about Machatora

As per the Census of India 2011, Machatora village had a population of 667. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Machatora village has 351 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machatora has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Machatora is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machatora covers 114.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machatora falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Machatora notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Machatora is in Simlapal 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.