About Machhar Ganwan Village

Machhar Ganwan is one of the larger villages in Kotwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,666, made up of 3,000 males and 2,666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhar Ganwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhar Ganwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kotwa
Pincode	845417
Area (hectares)	543.9 hectares
Population	5,666
Male Population	3,000
Female Population	2,666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhar Ganwan compares

By the 2011 count Machhar Ganwan is the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents. Its 543.9 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Machhar Ganwan

Machhar Ganwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhar Ganwan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Machhar Ganwan from other places

Machhar Ganwan lies about 12 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, 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 Machhar Ganwan
Tehsil headquarters	Kotwa	8.0 km
Nearest town	Areraj	11 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	12 km
Nearest railway station	Jiwdhara	13 km

Villages closest to Machhar Ganwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotwa 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 Machhar Ganwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhar Ganwan village had a population of 5,666. That makes it the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents.

Machhar Ganwan village has 3,000 males and 2,666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhar Ganwan has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Machhar Ganwan is 845417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhar Ganwan covers 543.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhar Ganwan falls under Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machhar Ganwan is Jiwdhara, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Machhar Ganwan.

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

Machhar Ganwan is in Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kotwa is about 8.0 km away. Areraj is about 11 km away. Purba Champaran is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.