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About Machhian Kalan Village

Machhian Kalan is a large village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,738, made up of 1,467 males and 1,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhian Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhian Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141126
Area (hectares) 377 hectares
Population 2,738
Male Population 1,467
Female Population 1,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machhian Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Machhian Kalan is the 22nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Machhian Kalan

Machhian Kalan 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 Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalan from other places

Machhian Kalan lies about 17 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Rahon 13 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 17 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 17 km

Villages closest to Machhian Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhian Kalan village had a population of 2,738. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Machhian Kalan village has 1,467 males and 1,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhian Kalan has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Machhian Kalan is 141126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhian Kalan covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhian Kalan falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Machhian Kalan is Rahon, 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 <5 km distance for Machhian Kalan.

Machhian Kalan is about 17 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhian Kalan is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Rahon is about 13 km away. Sānehwāl is about 16 km away. Ludhiana East is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machhian Khurd (under 2 km), Salkiana (1.6 km) and Garcha (2.1 km).

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

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