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About Machhbinda Village

Machhbinda is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 156 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhbinda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhbinda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 38.75 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 156
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhbinda compares

By the 2011 count Machhbinda is the 202nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 38.75 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Machhbinda

Machhbinda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhbinda as Available within 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 Lalgar, Lalgere, Lalir Dihi and Lalua. 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 Machhbinda

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhbinda village had a population of 291. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Machhbinda village has 156 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhbinda has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Machhbinda is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhbinda covers 38.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhbinda falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machhbinda.

Machhbinda is in Salbani 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 Machhbinda today is likely to be higher.

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