About Machhali Village

Machhali is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,810, made up of 1,915 males and 1,895 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	226.62 hectares
Population	3,810
Male Population	1,915
Female Population	1,895
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhali compares

By the 2011 count Machhali is the 19th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 226.62 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Machhali

Machhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhali from other places

Machhali lies about 21 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 8.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Machhali
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	10 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	19 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	21 km

Villages closest to Machhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi tehsil.

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 Machhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhali village had a population of 3,810. That makes it the 19th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Machhali village has 1,915 males and 1,895 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhali has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Machhali is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhali covers 226.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Machhali falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Machhali is Dhachna, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Machhali.

Machhali is about 21 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhali is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 8.6 km away. Karandighi is about 10 km away. Rāiganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.