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About Machhauta Village

Machhauta is a mid sized village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,415, made up of 645 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Machhauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhauta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 1,415
Male Population 645
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machhauta compares

By the 2011 count Machhauta is the 40th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Machhauta

Machhauta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Machhauta 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhauta from other places

Machhauta lies about 14 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 3.9 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 Machhauta
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 3.9 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 14 km
District headquarters Siwan 14 km

Villages closest to Machhauta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhauta village had a population of 1,415. That makes it the 40th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Machhauta village has 645 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhauta has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Machhauta covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Machhauta falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machhauta is Duraundha Junction, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Machhauta.

Machhauta is about 14 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhauta is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 3.9 km away. Mahārājgani is about 6.4 km away. Daraundha is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machhauti (under 2 km), Sherpur (under 2 km) and Dhebar (under 2 km).

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

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