# Machhiwala Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Machhiwala

Machhiwala is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **14504**. The 2011 Census counted **1,186 people in 220 households**, the 131st largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 1,186people (2011)
- 220households
- 62.1%literacy
- 14504PIN code

## Machhiwala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhiwala is 14504.** Machhiwala falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code14504
- Gram panchayatMachhiwala
- Community development blockAjnala
- Census village code037089

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

## How far is Machhiwala from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Ramdas (nearest town)4 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 Machhiwala?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Machhiwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramdas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ajnala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajnala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Machhiwala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 87% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Machhiwala

Of every 100 households in Machhiwala in 2011, 82 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Machhiwala · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**46%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**75%

Use banking services ****49%**

**46%

Television ****74%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**7%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Machhiwala?

■ Machhiwala · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**845

Working population ****35.2%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 57.7% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (42%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 77 (18%) · **■** Marginal 25 (6%)

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 Ajnala

- Bhindi Aulakh Khurd1,198 people
- Dial Bharang1,197 people
- Nanoke1,196 people
- Bua Nangali1,192 people
- Kamaska1,171 people
- Panjgrain Nijjran1,168 people
- Gurala1,166 people
- Jassar1,157 people

[All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhiwala?14504
- How far is Machhiwala from Amritsar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Machhiwala?1,186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhiwala in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Machhiwala?62.1% (Census 2011)