# Machhlai Village, Gandhwani, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandhwani, Dhar 

# Machhlai

Machhlai is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **371 people in 56 households**, the 122nd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 371people (2011)
- 56households
- 44.2%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Machhlai PIN code and other codes

Machhlai falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGandhwani
- Census village code475213

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Machhlai from nearby towns?

- Dhar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Dhar (nearest town)15 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 Machhlai?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Machhlai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ambajhiri
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Machhlai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 53% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Machhlai

Of every 100 households in Machhlai in 2011, 81 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machhlai · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****57%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**60%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Machhlai?

■ Machhlai · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.2%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**983

Working population ****49.9%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 30.8% for women. 47% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 157 (85%)

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 Gandhwani

- Chanduri382 people
- Umar Kuwakalan380 people
- Bhuriya Kund378 people
- Bijalpur378 people
- Luharpura355 people
- Panpura355 people
- Mawad351 people
- Ratanpura337 people

[All 150 villages in Gandhwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/gandhwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Machhlai from Dhar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Machhlai?371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhlai in?Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machhlai?44.2% (Census 2011)