Machhianਮਛਿਆਂ

Where is Machhian?

Machhian is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030891, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 520 people in Machhian: 277 men and 243 women, living in 119 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 627 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 877 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.65 per cent and women at 84.14 per cent. The census recorded 175 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 54, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 22 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers. A further 94 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Machhian's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 79 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 56 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 30 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Machhian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sarhala, Khurd, Bagha and Pakhowal.

What is the population of Machhian?

The population of Machhian was 520 at the 2011 census, living in 119 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Machhian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Machhian has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.