Block / Tehsil → Lanja
District → Ratnagiri
State → Maharashtra
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Machal village is 565965. Machal village is located in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, India. It is situated 62km away from sub-district headquarter Lanja (tehsildar office) and 62km away from district headquarter Ratnagiri. As per 2009 stats, Palu is the gram panchayat of Machal village.
The total geographical area of village is 716.33 hectares. Machal has a total population of 427 peoples, out of which male population is 214 while female population is 213. Literacy rate of machal village is 57.85% out of which 69.16% males and 46.48% females are literate. There are about 95 houses in machal village. Pincode of machal village locality is 416701.
When it comes to administration, Machal village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. As per 2019 stats, Machal village comes under Rajapur assembly constituency & Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg parliamentary constituency. Rajapur is nearest town to machal for all major economic activities, which is approximately 53km away.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 427 | 214 | 213 |
| Literate Population | 247 | 148 | 99 |
| Illiterate Population | 180 | 66 | 114 |
| Machal - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Palu |
| Block / Tehsil : | Lanja |
| District : | Ratnagiri |
| State : | Maharashtra |
| Pincode : | 416701 |
| Area : | 716.33 hectares |
| Population : | 427 |
| Households : | 95 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Rajapur |
| Parliament Constituency : | Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg |
| Nearest Town : | Rajapur (53 km) |
| Villages in Palu Gram Panchayat | |
| Chinchurti | Machal |
| Name | Palu |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Lanja |
| List of Tehsils in Ratnagiri |
| List of Districts in Maharashtra |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.