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Machwas

मचवास
Khategaon mandal
Pincode 455332
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
santosh rameshwer
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LGD code
474211
Pincode
455332
Post office
Kannod
Population
1,686
Households
322
Literacy rate
42%
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,026
Distance to district centre
56 km
Distance to mandal centre
22 km
Distance to Bhopal
68 km
Distance to Mumbai
593 km
Nearest railway station
Sehore · 46 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sewalaya Hospital · 25 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Machwas compares

By population, Machwas ranks #25 of 168 villages in Khategaon mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.0%
−13.1% vs mandal average
Machwas
42.0%
Khategaon mandal
55.1%
Dewas district
59.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
+26 vs mandal average
Machwas
949
Khategaon mandal
923
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
Machwas
5.2
Khategaon mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Machwas at a glance

Machwas is a village of 1,686 people in 322 households (Census 2011) in Khategaon tehsil, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh, the 25th-largest of 168 villages in Khategaon tehsil. Literacy is 42%, 13 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Dewas district centre, 46 km from Sehore railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 455332, served by Kannod post office; the LGD village code is 474211. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sewalaya Hospital, 25 km away. The sarpanch is santosh rameshwer, and the village votes in Khategaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aashish Govind Sharma. The population is estimated at 1,988 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Maachwas

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Machwas · this village1,68642%
Lingapani · Khategaon99040%2.5 km NE
Patrani · Khategaon1,81250%3.7 km W
Palasi · Khategaon1,34941%4.2 km SE
Ratanpur · Bhairunda27537%4.5 km SE
Ratanpur · Sirali30537%4.5 km SE
Ratanpur · Khategaon91641%5.4 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Machwas

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
KHATEGAON
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
145
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
3,503.88
Irrigated area (ha)
388.46
Forest area (ha)
2,657.4

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Machwas

LGD code
474211
Pincode
455332
Post office
Kannod
Population (Census 2011)
1,686
Population (projected 2026)
1,988
Households
322
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
949
Literacy rate
42.0%
Coordinates
22.81597°N, 76.95521°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Vidisha
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khategaon
Member of Parliament
Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Aashish Govind Sharma
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
santosh rameshwer
Block / Mandal
Khategaon
Getting there

How to reach Machwas

Mandal centre
Khategaon · ≈ 22 km
≈ 44 min by car · 53 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dewas · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 55 min by car · 2 h 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal68 kmcapital
  • Mumbai593 km
  • Hyderabad625 km
  • Delhi645 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSehore46 km
  • Hospital / PHCSewalaya Hospital25 km
  • ATM / bankSBI Bank28 km
  • Petrol pumpmukati petrol pump32 km
  • CollegeVellore Institute of Technology - VIT Bhopal31 km
  • Police stationSikandar bazaar police station33 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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