About Machrai Village

Machrai is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,113, made up of 576 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machrai village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143515
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	1,113
Male Population	576
Female Population	537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machrai compares

By the 2011 count Machrai is the 156th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 7.4 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 910.

Getting to Machrai

Machrai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machrai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machrai from other places

Machrai lies about 40 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Machrai
Nearest town	Qadian	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	26 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	40 km

Villages closest to Machrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machrai village had a population of 1,113. That makes it the 156th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Machrai village has 576 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machrai has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Machrai is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machrai covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machrai falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Machrai.

Machrai is about 40 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machrai is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 16 km away. Batala is about 26 km away. Gurdaspur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.