About Machhipur Village

Machhipur is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 309 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhipur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Kharar
Pincode	140413
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	577
Male Population	309
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhipur compares

By the 2011 count Machhipur is the 109th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 875.

Getting to Machhipur

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

How far is Machhipur from other places

Machhipur lies about 20 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is New Morinda Junction, about 4.6 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 Machhipur
Nearest railway station	New Morinda Junction	4.6 km
Nearest town	Morinda	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kharar	11 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	20 km

Villages closest to Machhipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhipur village had a population of 577. That makes it the 109th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Machhipur village has 309 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhipur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Machhipur is 140413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhipur covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhipur falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Machhipur is New Morinda Junction, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Machhipur.

Machhipur is about 20 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhipur is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. New Morinda Junction is about 4.6 km away. Morinda is about 4.7 km away. Kharar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.