Machhli Khurdਮਛਲੀ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Machhli Khurd?

Machhli Khurd is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039135, and it covers 191 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 323 people in Machhli Khurd: 168 men and 155 women, living in 61 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 191 hectares, the population density works out to about 169 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 51 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.39 per cent and women at 79.14 per cent. The census recorded 117 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 116 main workers, the largest group, 83, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 29 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Machhli Khurd's land. Of the village's 191 hectares, 176 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (176 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 83 cultivators and 4 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Machhli Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kharar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chuhar Majra, Soey Majra, Sawara and Patran.

What is the population of Machhli Khurd?

The population of Machhli Khurd was 323 at the 2011 census, living in 61 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Machhli Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Machhli Khurd has a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.