# Machhrai Kalan Village, Amloh, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/amloh/machhrai-kalan/ Village · Amloh, Fatehgarh Sahib # Machhrai Kalan Machhrai Kalan is a village in Amloh sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **147301**. The 2011 Census counted **955 people in 181 households**, the 47th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 955people (2011) - 181households - 71.4%literacy - 147301PIN code ## Machhrai Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhrai Kalan is 147301.** Machhrai Kalan falls in Amloh sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code147301 - Gram panchayatMachhrai Kalan - Community development blockAmloh - Census village code032854 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhrai Kalan from nearby towns? - Amloh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)30 km by road - Amloh (nearest town)7 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 Machhrai Kalan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Machhrai Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tibbi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Turan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi Gobind Garh - ○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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 14 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 Machhrai Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 94% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 358 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 Machhrai Kalan Of every 100 households in Machhrai Kalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Machhrai Kalan · ■ Amloh rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****88%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **14% Tap water ****69%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **40% Use banking services ****74%** **66% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****81%** **78% Computer with internet ****7%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **14% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **90% 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 Machhrai Kalan? ■ Machhrai Kalan · ■ Amloh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **870 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **849 Working population ****38.4%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 67.9% for women. 59% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 70 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (28%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 126 (34%) · **■** Marginal 54 (15%) 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 Amloh - Badali1,021 people - Tibbi994 people - Ladpur971 people - Raiwala963 people - Machhrai Khurd937 people - Bhagwanpura909 people - Kahanpura876 people - Jalalpur870 people [All 102 villages in Amloh](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/amloh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhrai Kalan?147301 - How far is Machhrai Kalan from Fatehgarh Sahib?30 km by road - What is the population of Machhrai Kalan?955 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhrai Kalan in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Amloh sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Machhrai Kalan?71.4% (Census 2011)