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Where is Machhian Khurd?

Machhian Khurd is a village in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033421, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 494 people in Machhian Khurd: 270 men and 224 women, living in 103 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 291 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 830 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 212 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.68 per cent and women at 74.35 per cent. The census recorded 173 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 169 main workers, the largest group, 72, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 48 agricultural labourers and 40 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Machhian Khurd's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record. About 135 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 40 cultivators and 49 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Machhian Khurd is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Machhian Kalan, Salkiana, Garhi Fazil and Garcha.

What is the population of Machhian Khurd?

The population of Machhian Khurd was 494 at the 2011 census, living in 103 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Machhian Khurd have?

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