About Mahachawar Village

Mahachawar is a mid sized village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 504 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Mahachawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahachawar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Daraundha
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	967
Male Population	504
Female Population	463
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahachawar compares

By the 2011 count Mahachawar is the 55th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 11 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 Mahachawar

Mahachawar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahachawar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahachawar from other places

Mahachawar lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about 5.2 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 Mahachawar
Nearest railway station	Maharajganj	5.2 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Daraundha	25 km
District headquarters	Siwan	25 km

Villages closest to Mahachawar

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.

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Common questions about Mahachawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahachawar village had a population of 967. That makes it the 55th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Mahachawar village has 504 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Mahachawar covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahachawar falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahachawar is Maharajganj, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mahachawar is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahachawar is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Maharajganj is about 5.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 5.6 km away. Daraundha is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.