About Machwa Village

Machwa is a mid sized village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,319, made up of 632 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.3 hectares hectares.

Machwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Pach Deuri
Area (hectares)	134.3 hectares
Population	1,319
Male Population	632
Female Population	687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,087
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machwa compares

By the 2011 count Machwa is the 26th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 134.3 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Machwa

Machwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Machwa from other places

Machwa lies about 32 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 6.2 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 Machwa
Tehsil headquarters	Pach Deuri	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Panchdeori Halt	6.2 km
Nearest town	Kataiya	9.9 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	32 km

Villages closest to Machwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pach Deuri 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 Machwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Machwa village had a population of 1,319. That makes it the 26th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Machwa village has 632 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machwa has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1055.

Machwa covers 134.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machwa falls under Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machwa is Panchdeori Halt, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Machwa.

Machwa is about 32 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machwa is in Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Pach Deuri is about 4.3 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 6.2 km away. Kataiya is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.