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About Machharganwa Village

Machharganwa is a large village in Bairia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,857, made up of 1,514 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845438, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machharganwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machharganwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bairia
Pincode 845438
Area (hectares) 252.9 hectares
Population 2,857
Male Population 1,514
Female Population 1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machharganwa compares

By the 2011 count Machharganwa is the 21st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,090 residents. Its 252.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Machharganwa

Machharganwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machharganwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Machharganwa from other places

Machharganwa lies about 12 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kumarbagh, about 13 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 Machharganwa
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 12 km
Nearest railway station Kumarbagh 13 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bairia 35 km

Villages closest to Machharganwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bairia 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.

Common questions about Machharganwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Machharganwa village had a population of 2,857. That makes it the 21st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,090 residents.

Machharganwa village has 1,514 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machharganwa has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Machharganwa is 845438. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machharganwa covers 252.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machharganwa falls under Bairia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machharganwa is Kumarbagh, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Machharganwa.

Machharganwa is about 12 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machharganwa is in Bairia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Pashchim Champaran is about 12 km away. Kumarbagh is about 13 km away. Chanpatia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pat Khauli (5.1 km), Patkhaulia (5.1 km) and Arazi Bandobasti Phulia Khanr (7.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Machharganwa today is likely to be higher.

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