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About Machhian Village

Machhian is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 277 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144222
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 277
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machhian compares

By the 2011 count Machhian is the 209th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Machhian

Machhian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Machhian 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhian from other places

Machhian lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 13 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 Machhian
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 13 km
Nearest town Urmar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Machhian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhian village had a population of 520. That makes it the 209th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Machhian village has 277 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhian has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Machhian is 144222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhian covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhian falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Machhian is Khuda Kurala, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Machhian is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhian is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 13 km away. Urmar is about 14 km away. Dasua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwandi Jattan (under 2 km), Dhamian Khurd (under 2 km) and Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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