About Machhgerya Village

Machhgerya is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 512 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhgerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhgerya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Daspur I
Pincode	721211
Area (hectares)	70.82 hectares
Population	993
Male Population	512
Female Population	481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhgerya compares

By the 2011 count Machhgerya is the 94th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 70.82 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Machhgerya

Machhgerya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhgerya as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Kotalpur, Krishnanagar, Krshornagar and Kunjapur. 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 Machhgerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhgerya village had a population of 993. That makes it the 94th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Machhgerya village has 512 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhgerya has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Machhgerya is 721211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhgerya covers 70.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhgerya falls under Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Machhgerya 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 - 10 km distance for Machhgerya.

Machhgerya is in Daspur I 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.