About Machakna Village

Machakna is a large village in Hussainganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,228, made up of 1,055 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.2 hectares hectares.

Machakna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machakna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Hussainganj
Area (hectares)	206.2 hectares
Population	2,228
Male Population	1,055
Female Population	1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,112
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Machakna compares

By the 2011 count Machakna is the 33rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents. Its 206.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Machakna

Machakna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machakna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Machakna from other places

Machakna lies about 7.2 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 6.7 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 Machakna
Nearest railway station	Jiradei	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainganj	7.2 km
District headquarters	Siwan	7.2 km
Nearest town	Siwān	7.2 km

Villages closest to Machakna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machakna village had a population of 2,228. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents.

Machakna village has 1,055 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machakna has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Machakna covers 206.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machakna falls under Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Machakna is Jiradei, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Machakna.

Machakna is about 7.2 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machakna is in Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 6.7 km away. Hussainganj is about 7.2 km away. Siwan is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.