About Machhan Village

Machhan is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 269 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176052
Area (hectares)	37.29 hectares
Population	551
Male Population	269
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhan compares

By the 2011 count Machhan is the 61st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 37.29 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Machhan

Machhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhan as Available within village. 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 Machhan from other places

Machhan lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 6.3 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 Machhan
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	9.8 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	9.8 km
District headquarters	Kangra	15 km

Villages closest to Machhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhan village had a population of 551. That makes it the 61st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Machhan village has 269 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhan has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Machhan is 176052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhan covers 37.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhan falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Machhan is Chamunda Marg, about 6.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Machhan.

Machhan is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhan is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 6.3 km away. Dharmsala is about 9.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.