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About Machhauti Village

Machhauti is a mid sized village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,474, made up of 768 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhauti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhauti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Pincode 841233
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 1,474
Male Population 768
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Machhauti compares

By the 2011 count Machhauti is the 39th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Machhauti

Machhauti 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 Machhauti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhauti from other places

Machhauti 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 Machhauti
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 3.9 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 14 km
District headquarters Siwan 14 km

Villages closest to Machhauti

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 Machhauti

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhauti village had a population of 1,474. That makes it the 39th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Machhauti village has 768 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhauti has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Machhauti is 841233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhauti covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhauti falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Machhauti.

Machhauti 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.

Machhauti is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 3.9 km away. Mahārājgani is about 6.9 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 Machhauta (under 2 km), Pachhwari Harsar (under 2 km) and Sherpur (under 2 km).

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

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