# Machhipur, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/machhipur/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Machhipur Machhipur is a village in [Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/) sub-district of [Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/) district, [Punjab](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/), PIN code **140413**. The 2011 Census counted **577 people in 115 households**, the 110th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 577people (2011) - 115households - 81.8%literacy - 140413PIN code ## Machhipur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhipur is 140413.** Machhipur falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140413 - Gram panchayatMachhipur - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039042 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhipur from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)12 km by road - Kharar (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 Machhipur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Machhipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gharuan - ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Machhipur known for? The main crops are **rice, wheat and maize**. About 91% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Machhipur Of every 100 households in Machhipur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Machhipur · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****74%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **39% Tap water ****65%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **53% Use banking services ****66%** **74% Television ****77%** **84% Mobile phone ****63%** **76% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****47%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **93% 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 Machhipur? ■ Machhipur · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **834 Working population ****31.5%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 76.3% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 36 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (49%) · **■** Marginal 55 (30%) 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 Kharar - Guno Majra590 people - Takipur589 people - Ghoga587 people - Abhipur581 people - Sangriwala575 people - Simbal Majra568 people - Khairpur565 people - Chatauli557 people [All 184 villages in Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/villages/) ## Other places named Machhipur - Machhipur · Village, Khurja, Bulandshahr · 1,206 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhipur?140413 - How far is Machhipur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?12 km by road - What is the population of Machhipur?577 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhipur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Machhipur?81.8% (Census 2011)