About Machhike Village

Machhike is one of the larger villages in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,411, made up of 3,411 males and 3,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1326.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhike Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhike village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Nihal Singhwala
Pincode	142039
Area (hectares)	1326.6 hectares
Population	6,411
Male Population	3,411
Female Population	3,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhike compares

By the 2011 count Machhike is the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 1326.6 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Machhike

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

Machhike lies about 35 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Hadiyaya, about 26 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 Machhike
Tehsil headquarters	Nihal Singhwala	10 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	23 km
Nearest railway station	Hadiyaya	26 km
District headquarters	Moga	35 km

Villages closest to Machhike

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Machhike

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhike village had a population of 6,411. That makes it the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Machhike village has 3,411 males and 3,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhike has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Machhike is 142039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhike covers 1326.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhike falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Machhike is Hadiyaya, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Machhike.

Machhike is about 35 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhike is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Nihal Singhwala is about 10 km away. Rāikot is about 23 km away. Hadiyaya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.