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If I use macros in my C code, such as
#define var 10
then where exactly are the stored in the space allocated to the process by the kernel?
In heap or BSS or global data? Or is it just a text replacement for var in one of the compiler passes?
Yes.
the last one
just a text replacement
It is performed by a preprocessing pass.
Some good details can be found here