# Machhike Village, Nihal Singhwala, Moga (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/nihal-singhwala/machhike/ Village · Nihal Singhwala, Moga # Machhike Machhike is a village in Nihal Singhwala sub-district of Moga district, Punjab, PIN code **142039**. The 2011 Census counted **6,411 people in 1,264 households**, the 11th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 6,411people (2011) - 1,264households - 63.1%literacy - 142039PIN code ## Machhike PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhike is 142039.** Machhike falls in Nihal Singhwala sub-district, Moga district, Punjab. - PIN code142039 - Gram panchayatMachhike - Community development blockNihal Singhwala - Census village code033900 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhike from nearby towns? - Nihal Singhwala (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Moga (district HQ)35 km by road - Nihal Singhwala (nearest town)12 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 Machhike? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Machhike; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Moga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Moga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Machhike known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 86% of the 1,327 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,138 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 Machhike Of every 100 households in Machhike in 2011, 95 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Machhike · ■ Nihal Singhwala rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****78%** **88% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **11% Tap water ****40%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **59% Use banking services ****37%** **54% Television ****70%** **79% Mobile phone ****73%** **75% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****36%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **13% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Machhike? ■ Machhike · ■ Nihal Singhwala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **863 Working population ****30.2%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 57.9% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 758 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 613 (32%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 487 (25%) · **■** Marginal 56 (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 Nihal Singhwala - Raina7,238 people - Bilaspur7,117 people - Raunta7,053 people - Patto Hirasingh6,613 people - Dhulkot Ransin5,765 people - Gholia Khurd5,406 people - Badhni Kalan4,843 people - Takhtupura4,641 people [All 40 villages in Nihal Singhwala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/nihal-singhwala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhike?142039 - How far is Machhike from Moga?35 km by road - What is the population of Machhike?6,411 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhike in?Moga district (Nihal Singhwala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Machhike?63.1% (Census 2011)