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About Machhuakandar Village

Machhuakandar is a small village in Bamangola tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 241 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhuakandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhuakandar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Bamangola
Pincode 732138
Area (hectares) 101.63 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 241
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Machhuakandar compares

By the 2011 count Machhuakandar is the 102nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 101.63 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Machhuakandar

Machhuakandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhuakandar 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 Khoksan, Khutadaha, Kumarpur and Kuribari. 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 Machhuakandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhuakandar village had a population of 466. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Machhuakandar village has 241 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhuakandar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Machhuakandar is 732138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhuakandar covers 101.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhuakandar falls under Bamangola tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Machhuakandar 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 Machhuakandar.

Machhuakandar is in Bamangola tehsil of Maldah 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 Machhuakandar today is likely to be higher.

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