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About Machliyan Village

Machliyan is a mid sized village in Jammu tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 506 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machliyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machliyan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Jammu
Pincode 181206
Area (hectares) 116.2 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 506
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Machliyan compares

By the 2011 count Machliyan is the 99th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 918 residents. Its 116.2 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Machliyan

Machliyan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machliyan 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 Machliyan from other places

Machliyan lies about 8.7 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 12 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 Machliyan
Nearest town Raipur Domana 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jammu 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 12 km

Villages closest to Machliyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machliyan village had a population of 981. That makes it the 99th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 918 residents.

Machliyan village has 506 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machliyan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Machliyan is 181206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machliyan covers 116.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machliyan falls under Jammu tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Machliyan is Jammu Tawi, about 12 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 Machliyan.

Machliyan is about 8.7 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machliyan is in Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. Raipur Domana is about 2.3 km away. Jammu is about 8.7 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phalora Nagbani (under 2 km), Batoli Brahmana (1.8 km) and Raipur Domana (2.3 km).

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

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