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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Machhiana
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.199966|N|75.6214664|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 240
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 207<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=32821|title=Village Population per Census India|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 105/102 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144036
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| iso_code = IN-PB
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#PB.E2.80.94Punjab|PB]]- 08
| website = {{URL|jalandhar.nic.in}}
}}

'''Machhiana''' is a village in [[Jalandhar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located 14.5 km away from [[Nurmahal]], 17.4 km from [[Nurmahal]], 17.6 km from district headquarter [[Jalandhar]] and 145 km from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by a [[sarpanch]] who is an [[elected representative]] of village as per [[Panchayati raj (India)]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://villageinfo.in/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/machhiana.html | title=About the village | work=villageinfo.in}}</ref>

== Demography ==
According to the report [[published]] by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]] , Machhiana has a total number of 37 houses and population of 207 of which include 105 males and 102 females. [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] rate of Machhiana is 84.78%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 23 which is 11.11% of total population of Machhiana, and child sex ratio is approximately 917 higher than state average of 846.

Most of the people are from [[Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 18.84% of total population in Machhiana. The town does not have any [[Schedule Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.

As per census 2011, 59 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Machhiana which includes 54 males and 5 females. According to census survey report 2011, 98.31% workers describe their work as main work and 1.69% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.<ref name=census />

== Transport ==
Chiheru railway station is the nearest [[train station]] however, [[Phagwara]] Junction [[train station]] is 17.6 km away from the village. The village is 66.1 km away from [[domestic airport]] in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest [[international airport]] is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is 113 km away in [[Amritsar]].

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Jalandhar district]]

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