# Machhiwara Kham Village, Samrala, Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Samrala tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Machhiwara Kham

Machhiwara Kham is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141115**. It is 18 km by road from Samrala and 10 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,213 people in 211 households**, the 55th largest of 196 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,213people (2011)
- 211households
- 79.5%literacy
- 141115PIN code

## Machhiwara Kham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machhiwara Kham is 141115.** Machhiwara Kham falls in Samrala tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141115
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeSMRL · Samrala
- Census village code032986
- Gram panchayatMachhiwaara Kham

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

STD code: Wikidata. Station code: OpenStreetMap. RTO: district code.

## How to reach Machhiwara Kham?

Nearest railway station: **Samrala**, 18 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ●Bus serviceIn village
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○National highway10+ km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationSamrala (SMRL) · 18 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 33 km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## How far is Machhiwara Kham from nearby cities?

- Samrala (tehsil HQ)18 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)10 km by road
- ○Chandigarh54 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar79 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar153 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi275 km straight-line

Road distances: Census village directory. Straight-line distances from coordinates (OpenStreetMap / GeoNames).

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Machhiwara Kham

The closest named places mapped around Machhiwara Kham, with straight-line distance from the village centre.

- HospitalCloudnine Fertility & IVF Clinic - Garg Hospital, Macchiwara · 9.6 km
- Schoolਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਕਾਲਜ-ਇ., ਮਾਛੀਵਾੜਾ · 9.7 km
- College / universityGuru Gobind Singh Khalsa College for Women · 8.1 km
- BankAxis Bank Branch · 1.9 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 9.8 km
- Police stationPolice Station Headon · 15 km
- Bus standghumaan adda · 13 km
- PharmacySood Medical Store · 9.7 km
- Fuel stationMalwa Filling Station · 8.8 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Kangha Sahib (powat) · 6.5 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright); [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

Mapped places only; a closer facility may exist but not be mapped yet.

## What is the population of Machhiwara Kham?

1,213 residents — 636 male, 577 female — in 211 households, about 5.7 per household.

■ Machhiwara Kham · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**859

Working population ****38.7%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 227 (48%) · **■** Marginal 33 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## What facilities are there in Machhiwara Kham?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Self-help groupIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Behlolpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Machhiwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samrala
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

Surveyed for reference year 2009; facilities may have changed.

## What is Machhiwara Kham known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 76% of the land is sown and 302 hectares are irrigated, 81% by tube wells.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Women and men in Machhiwara Kham

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 74.7% for women — a gap of 9.3 points. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

Literacy — men ****83.9%**

Literacy — women ****74.7%**

Working — men ****61%**

Working — women ****14%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## Schools and health care in Machhiwara Kham

### Schools in the village

- ●Pre-primary school1 govt
- ●Primary school1 govt
- ●Middle school1 govt

### Health care in the village

- ●Primary health centre1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●Health sub-centre1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●Dispensary1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- Private clinics (MBBS doctors)1
- Medicine shops1

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Machhiwara Kham

- Roads in the villageState highway, Major district road, Other district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportAuto-rickshaws, Taxis, Vans, Tractors, Cycle rickshaws, E-rickshaws, Animal carts
- ConnectivityLandline phones, Mobile coverage, Daily newspaper

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Sanitation and drainage in Machhiwara Kham

- ●Drainageclosed drains, open drains
- ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes
- ○Waste disposalNo system (garbage on road)

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Land, irrigation and power in Machhiwara Kham

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 302 (76%) · **■** Non-farm use 93 (24%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 245 (81%) · **■** Canals 57 (19%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## How Machhiwara Kham ranks

- Population in Samrala tehsil55th of 196
- Population in Ludhiana district440th of 885
- Literacy in Samrala tehsil101st of 196
- Women's literacy in Samrala tehsil98th of 196

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Machhiwara Kham and best time to visit

The most comfortable months are **October to March**, when average temperatures are 12–27 °C and rain is light. May and June are very hot; most rain falls in July and August.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Villages near Machhiwara Kham

- Bhaurla Bet · 0.5 km · 687 people
- Kotala Bet · 0.8 km · 943 people
- Majri Sikhan · 1.3 km · 88 people
- Raipur · 1.6 km · 628 people
- Aslana · 2.0 km · 55 people
- Salana · 2.0 km · 362 people

[All 200 villages in Samrala tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/samrala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machhiwara Kham?141115
- Which district is Machhiwara Kham in?Ludhiana district (Samrala tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Machhiwara Kham?Samrala (SMRL), about 18 km away
- How far is Machhiwara Kham from Ludhiana?10 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Machhiwara Kham?Cloudnine Fertility & IVF Clinic - Garg Hospital, Macchiwara, about 9.6 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Machhiwara Kham?1,213 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Machhiwara Kham?wheat, paddy and potato