About Machhiana Village

Machhiana is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 105 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhiana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144036
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	207
Male Population	105
Female Population	102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhiana compares

By the 2011 count Machhiana is the 201st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Machhiana

Machhiana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Machhiana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhiana from other places

Machhiana lies about 15 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Thabalke, about 4.3 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 Machhiana
Nearest railway station	Thabalke	4.3 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla	4.6 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	25 km

Villages closest to Machhiana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhiana village had a population of 207. That makes it the 201st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Machhiana village has 105 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhiana has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Machhiana is 144036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhiana covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machhiana falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Machhiana is Thabalke, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Machhiana is about 15 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhiana is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Thabalke is about 4.3 km away. Jandiāla is about 4.6 km away. Jalandhar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.