# Machhli Kalan Village, Kharar – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/machhli-kalan/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Machhli Kalan Machhli Kalan is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140301**. The 2011 Census counted **3,292 people in 570 households**, the 5th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 3,292people (2011) - 570households - 76.3%literacy - 140301PIN code ## Machhli Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Machhli Kalan is 140301.** Machhli Kalan falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140301 - Gram panchayatMachhli Kalan - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039124 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machhli Kalan from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)18 km by road - Kharar (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 Machhli Kalan? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Machhli Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majatri - ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 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 Machhli Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and vegetables**. About 92% of the 674 hectares of village land is sown, and 449 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 Machhli Kalan Of every 100 households in Machhli Kalan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Machhli Kalan · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****48%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **39% Tap water ****57%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **53% Use banking services ****56%** **74% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****72%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Machhli Kalan? ■ Machhli Kalan · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **834 Working population ****29.9%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 72.1% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 204 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (11%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 489 (50%) · **■** Marginal 157 (16%) 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 - Gharuan6,302 people - Khizarabad5,305 people - Sahauran3,820 people - Teur3,559 people - Jhanjheri3,269 people - Manakpur Sharif2,982 people - Majrian2,745 people - Majri2,633 people [All 184 villages in Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machhli Kalan?140301 - How far is Machhli Kalan from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?18 km by road - What is the population of Machhli Kalan?3,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machhli Kalan in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Machhli Kalan?76.3% (Census 2011)