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About Macha Village

Macha is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 413 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.82 hectares hectares.

Macha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Macha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 57.82 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 413
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Macha compares

By the 2011 count Macha is the 365th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 57.82 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Macha

The census records public bus service for Macha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Macha from other places

Macha lies about 54 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ahirauli, about 13 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 Macha
Nearest town Bānsi 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 10 km
Nearest railway station Ahirauli 13 km
District headquarters Basti 54 km

Villages closest to Macha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Macha village had a population of 796. That makes it the 365th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Macha village has 413 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Macha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Macha covers 57.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Macha falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Macha is Ahirauli, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Macha.

Macha is about 54 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Macha is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 6.3 km away. Harraiya is about 10 km away. Ahirauli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mishrauliya (under 2 km), Misraulia Abad (under 2 km) and Misraulia Beran (under 2 km).

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

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