# Machharala Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/machharala/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Machharala Machharala is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143604**. The 2011 Census counted **500 people in 88 households**, the 83rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 500people (2011) - 88households - 70.7%literacy - 143604PIN code ## Machharala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machharala is 143604.** Machharala falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143604 - Gram panchayatMachhrala - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028934 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machharala from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)35 km by road - Dera Baba Nanak (nearest town)6 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 Machharala? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Machharala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera Baba Nanak - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Machharala known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Machharala Of every 100 households in Machharala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Machharala · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****64%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **40% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **58% Use banking services ****40%** **57% Television ****69%** **84% Mobile phone ****87%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **5% 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 Machharala? ■ Machharala · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****786** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****513** **804 Working population ****34.4%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 65.5% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 67 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (55%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%) 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 Dera Baba Nanak - Chak Mehman545 people - Choura538 people - Nabi Nagar521 people - Megha511 people - Mehta487 people - Gurchak446 people - Haveli Kalan430 people - Alawalwala427 people [All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machharala?143604 - How far is Machharala from Gurdaspur?35 km by road - What is the population of Machharala?500 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machharala in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Machharala?70.7% (Census 2011)