# Machhian Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Machhian

Machhian is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144222**. The 2011 Census counted **520 people in 119 households**, the 214th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 520people (2011)
- 119households
- 90.6%literacy
- 144222PIN code

## Machhian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhian is 144222.** Machhian falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144222
- Gram panchayatMachhian
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030891

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

## How far is Machhian from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Urmar Tanda (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 Machhian?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dasua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand 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 Machhian known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 95% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Machhian

Of every 100 households in Machhian in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Machhian · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**38%

Tap water ****26%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**35%

Use banking services ****98%**

**85%

Television ****94%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****58%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Machhian?

■ Machhian · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****421**

**827

Working population ****33.7%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 84.1% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (31%) · **■** Marginal 94 (54%)

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 Dasua

- Khun Khun Sarki529 people
- Jalal Chak525 people
- Thiara524 people
- Manhota523 people
- Badala Pukhta512 people
- Khun Khun Khurd511 people
- Dharamkot504 people
- Dulminwal502 people

[All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhian?144222
- How far is Machhian from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Machhian?520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machhian in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Machhian?90.6% (Census 2011)