# Machhiwara Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Machhiwara

Machhiwara is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142047**. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 97 households**, the 127th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 585people (2011)
- 97households
- 54.7%literacy
- 142047PIN code

## Machhiwara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhiwara is 142047.** Machhiwara falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142047
- Gram panchayatMachhiwara
- Community development blockZira
- Census village code034376

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

## How far is Machhiwara from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Zira (nearest town)8 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 Machhiwara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Machhiwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Behk Gujran
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Zira
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Zira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Machhiwara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 92% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Machhiwara

Of every 100 households in Machhiwara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Machhiwara · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**25%

Tap water ****59%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**72%

Use banking services ****73%**

**58%

Television ****86%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**12%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Machhiwara?

■ Machhiwara · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630**

**854

Working population ****49.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 49.0% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 126 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 36 (12%) · **■** Marginal 114 (39%)

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 Zira

- Malhuwala604 people
- Mannu Machhi593 people
- Roshan Shahwala592 people
- Bundala Purana589 people
- Jhamke572 people
- Killi Gudha572 people
- Jattanwali557 people
- Bhupewala554 people

[All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhiwara?142047
- How far is Machhiwara from Firozpur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Machhiwara?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhiwara in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Machhiwara?54.7% (Census 2011)