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About Machhi Nangal Village

Machhi Nangal is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,025, made up of 524 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhi Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhi Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143001
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 1,025
Male Population 524
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Machhi Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Machhi Nangal is the 152nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Machhi Nangal

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

Machhi Nangal lies about 20 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kotla Gujran, about 3.9 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 Machhi Nangal
Nearest railway station Kotla Gujran 3.9 km
Nearest town Nangli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 20 km

Villages closest to Machhi Nangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ajnala 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 Machhi Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhi Nangal village had a population of 1,025. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Machhi Nangal village has 524 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhi Nangal has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Machhi Nangal is 143001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhi Nangal covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhi Nangal falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Machhi Nangal is Kotla Gujran, about 3.9 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 Machhi Nangal.

Machhi Nangal is about 20 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhi Nangal is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Kotla Gujran is about 3.9 km away. Nangli is about 13 km away. Ajnala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangatpura (under 2 km), Hardo Putli (2.1 km) and Talwandi Sepahimal (2.2 km).

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

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