About Machhagra Village

Machhagra is a large village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,394, made up of 1,239 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhagra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode	841406
Area (hectares)	118 hectares
Population	2,394
Male Population	1,239
Female Population	1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhagra compares

By the 2011 count Machhagra is the 30th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Machhagra

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

Machhagra lies about 35 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 3.5 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 Machhagra
Nearest railway station	Basantpur Halt	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhagwanpur Hat	3.7 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	18 km
District headquarters	Siwan	35 km

Villages closest to Machhagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Machhagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhagra village had a population of 2,394. That makes it the 30th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Machhagra village has 1,239 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhagra has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Machhagra is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhagra covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Machhagra falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machhagra is Basantpur Halt, about 3.5 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 Machhagra.

Machhagra is about 35 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhagra is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur Halt is about 3.5 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 3.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.