Machhiwaraਮਾਛੀਵਾੜਾ

Where is Machhiwara?

Machhiwara is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and is served by the Bhambawala Urf Landa gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034471, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 186 people in Machhiwara: 93 men and 93 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 219 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 101 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.39 per cent and women at 60.76 per cent. The census recorded 80 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 34 main workers, the largest group, 25, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 46 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Machhiwara's land. Of the village's 85 hectares, 77 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 25 cultivators and 33 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Machhiwara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ittanwali, Bhambawala Urf Landa, Karmuwala and Feroze Shah.

What is the population of Machhiwara?

The population of Machhiwara was 186 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Machhiwara have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Machhiwara has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.