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.
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- Map of Machhra Uttar Pradesh 250106
- The official languages of Machhra
- The nearest railway stations in and around Machhra
- Nearest airport to Machhra
- Nearest towncity to Machhra
- References
Map of Machhra, Uttar Pradesh 250106
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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[hide]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.
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.
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.
Coordinates: 28°53′49″N 77°53′54″E
The history of Machhra goes back to roots of ancient India.