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About Machhrai Khurd Village

Machhrai Khurd is a mid sized village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 492 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhrai Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhrai Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 147301
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 492
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Machhrai Khurd is the 47th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Machhrai Khurd

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

Machhrai Khurd lies about 45 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 4.9 km
Nearest town Khanna 13 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 45 km

Villages closest to Machhrai Khurd

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.

Common questions about Machhrai Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhrai Khurd village had a population of 937. That makes it the 47th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Machhrai Khurd village has 492 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhrai Khurd has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

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

Machhrai Khurd covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Machhrai Khurd 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 Khurd.

Machhrai Khurd is about 45 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 Khurd is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Amloh is about 4.9 km away. Khanna is about 13 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machhrai Kalan (under 2 km), Lakha Singhwala (1.5 km) and Mianpur (1.6 km).

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

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