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About Machhli Kalan Village

Machhli Kalan is a large village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,292, made up of 1,712 males and 1,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhli Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhli Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 674 hectares
Population 3,292
Male Population 1,712
Female Population 1,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhli Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Machhli Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 674 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Machhli Kalan

Machhli Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhli Kalan 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. The nearest villages by name are Khizarabad, Kubaheri, Labangarh and Lakhnaur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Machhli Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhli Kalan village had a population of 3,292. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Machhli Kalan village has 1,712 males and 1,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhli Kalan has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Machhli Kalan is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhli Kalan covers 674 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Machhli Kalan notes the nearest railway station 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 Machhli Kalan.

Machhli Kalan is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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