About Machhrai Kalan Village

Machhrai Kalan is a mid sized village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 480 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhrai Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhrai Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil	Amloh
Pincode	147301
Area (hectares)	381 hectares
Population	955
Male Population	480
Female Population	475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhrai Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Machhrai Kalan is the 46th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 890.

Getting to Machhrai Kalan

Machhrai Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhrai Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Machhrai Kalan from other places

Machhrai Kalan lies about 44 km from Fatehgarh Sahib. 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 Machhrai Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Amloh	6.2 km
Nearest town	Khanna	15 km
District headquarters	Fatehgarh Sahib	44 km

Villages closest to Machhrai Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amloh 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 Machhrai Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhrai Kalan village had a population of 955. That makes it the 46th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Machhrai Kalan village has 480 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhrai Kalan has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Machhrai Kalan is 147301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhrai Kalan covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhrai Kalan falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The census record for Machhrai Kalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Machhrai Kalan.

Machhrai Kalan is about 44 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhrai Kalan is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Amloh is about 6.2 km away. Khanna is about 15 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.