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About Macwal Village

Macwal is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 243 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.62 hectares hectares.

Macwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Macwal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 119.62 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 243
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Macwal compares

By the 2011 count Macwal is the 272nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 119.62 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Macwal

Macwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Macwal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Macwal from other places

Macwal lies about 11 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Sakaldiha, about 2.2 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 Macwal
Nearest railway station Sakaldiha 2.2 km
District headquarters Chandauli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 34 km

Villages closest to Macwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Macwal village had a population of 462. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Macwal village has 243 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Macwal has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Macwal covers 119.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Macwal falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Macwal is Sakaldiha, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Macwal.

Macwal is about 11 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Macwal is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Sakaldiha is about 2.2 km away. Chandauli is about 11 km away. Chakia is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pitpur (5.2 km), Kharaudha (11 km) and Audhari (11 km).

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

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