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About Machhkandna Village

Machhkandna is a mid sized village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 393 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhkandna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhkandna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721501
Area (hectares) 186.11 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 393
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhkandna compares

By the 2011 count Machhkandna is the 44th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 186.11 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Machhkandna

Machhkandna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhkandna as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lekraanchra, Loapara, Lodhasoli and Lodhasuli. 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 Machhkandna

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhkandna village had a population of 774. That makes it the 44th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Machhkandna village has 393 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhkandna has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Machhkandna is 721501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhkandna covers 186.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhkandna falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Machhkandna 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 <5 km distance for Machhkandna.

Machhkandna is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Machhkandna today is likely to be higher.

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