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About Machhli Khurd Village

Machhli Khurd is a small village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 168 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhli Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhli Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140307
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 168
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Machhli Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Machhli Khurd is the 151st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Machhli Khurd

Machhli Khurd 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 Machhli Khurd 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhli Khurd from other places

Machhli Khurd lies about 32 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Banjara, about 6.7 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 Machhli Khurd
Nearest railway station Sarai Banjara 6.7 km
Nearest town Rajpura 14 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 32 km

Villages closest to Machhli Khurd

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.

Common questions about Machhli Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhli Khurd village had a population of 323. That makes it the 151st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Machhli Khurd village has 168 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhli Khurd 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 Khurd is 140307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhli Khurd covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Machhli Khurd is Sarai Banjara, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Machhli Khurd.

Machhli Khurd is about 32 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.

Machhli Khurd is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Sarai Banjara is about 6.7 km away. Rajpura is about 14 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cholta Khurd (under 2 km), Nabipur (7.6 km) and Salempur Khurd (11 km).

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

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