# Machhan Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/machhan/ Village · Dharmsala, Kangra # Machhan Machhan is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176052**. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 140 households**, the 64th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 551people (2011) - 140households - 91.9%literacy - 176052PIN code ## Machhan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhan is 176052.** Machhan falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176052 - Community development blockDharmsala - Census village code009620 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhan from nearby towns? - Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)13 km by road - Yol (nearest town)3 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Machhan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Machhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tangh - ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Machhan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 81% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Machhan Of every 100 households in Machhan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Machhan · ■ Dharmsala rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****90%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **29% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **40% Use banking services ****99%** **94% Television ****91%** **84% Mobile phone ****69%** **69% Computer with internet ****8%** **3% Two-wheeler ****37%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****85%** **91% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Machhan? ■ Machhan · ■ Dharmsala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%** **84.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **917 Working population ****18.0%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 88.7% for women. 30% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (76%) · **■** Marginal 21 (21%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Dharmsala - Dudehr584 people - Mandal575 people - Andrar563 people - Padher562 people - Masrehr538 people - Sheehla536 people - Chakban Dugbar518 people - Gujrehra505 people [All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhan?176052 - How far is Machhan from Dharmsala?13 km by road - What is the population of Machhan?551 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhan in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Machhan?91.9% (Census 2011)