Machhra

Machhra (माछरा ) is an ancient village situated in Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated 1.5 km from Meerut Garh Road. From Meerut distance of village is approximately 20.7 km.

Machhra is well known for education in adjacent area. Chaudhary Shivnath Singh Shandilay P.G. College and K.V. Inter College providing better education facilities in the village since 1953. Also there is Merchant Navy training Institute named J. Sons. In Machhra there are two banks, one Atm, one post office , Modern government hospital and Administration block. In village mostly 95% are Hindus, and rest 5% are Muslim. In Hindus there are many castes such as Tyagi, Bhrahmin, Gujjar, Schedule Caste etc. Muslims castes mainly belong to lower section such as Dhobi and Teli. Machhra village has contributed during 1857 revolt against English government. There were many residents who actively participated in Indian freedom movement during 1911-1947. Village is very well known for its progressive contribution in field of education, engineering, journalism, military etc. However village is lagging in agricultural activities mainly due to irrigation water shortage.

Total population is expected to be near 7,000–8,000.

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The official languages of Machhra

The native language of Machhra is Hindi, people use Hindi, Urdu, English (sometimes) language for communication.

The nearest railway stations in and around Machhra

The nearest railway station to Machhra is Todarpur which is located in and around 14.7 kilometre distance. The following table shows other railway stations and its distance from Mamakudi.

Todarpur railway station 14.7 KM.
Kharkhauda railway station 16.7 KM.
Kuchesar Road railway station 17.0 KM.
Babugarh railway station 17.3 KM.
Hapur railway station 20.9 KM.

Nearest airport to Machhra

Machhra‘s nearest airport is Meerut Airport situated at 21.9 KM distance. Few more airports around Machhra are as follows.

Meerut Airport 21.9 KM.
Hindon Air Force Station 56.4 KM.
Safdarjung Airport 75.8 KM.

Nearest town/city to Machhra

Machhra‘s nearest town/city/important place is Kithaur located at the distance of 4.7 kilometer. Surrounding town/city/TP/CT from Machhra are as follows.

Kithor 4.7 KM.
Kharkhoda 16.1 KM.
Babugarh 20.4 KM.
Meerut 20.7 KM.
Mawana 22.9 KM.

Coordinates: 28°53′49″N 77°53′54″E

The history of Machhra goes back to roots of ancient India.

Village Machhra
Block Machhra
Pincode 250106
District Meerut
State Uttar Pradesh
Country India
Continent Asia
Time Zone IST ( UTC + 05:30)
Currency Indian Rupee ( INR )
Dialing Code +91
Date format dd/mm/yyyy
Driving Side Left
Internet cTLD in
Language Hindi, English
Time difference 19 minutes
Latitude 28.8993052
Longitude 77.8946038

Coordinates: 28°54′04″N 77°53′49″E / 28.901°N 77.897°E / 28.901; 77.897


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