Block / Tehsil → Dharmsala
District → Kangra
State → Himachal Pradesh
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Machhan village is 009620. Machhan village is located in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is situated 13km away from Dharmsala, which is both district & sub-district headquarter of Machhan village. As per 2009 stats, Tang Narwana is the gram panchayat of Machhan village.
The total geographical area of village is 37.29 hectares. Machhan has a total population of 551 peoples, out of which male population is 269 while female population is 282. Literacy rate of machhan village is 86.39% out of which 89.22% males and 83.69% females are literate. There are about 140 houses in machhan village. Pincode of machhan village locality is 176052.
When it comes to administration, Machhan village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. As per 2019 stats, Machhan village comes under Dharamshala Vidhan Sabha constituency & Kangra Lok Sabha constituency. Yol is nearest town to machhan village for all major economic activities.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 551 | 269 | 282 |
| Literate Population | 476 | 240 | 236 |
| Illiterate Population | 75 | 29 | 46 |
| Machhan - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Tang Narwana |
| Block / Tehsil : | Dharmsala |
| District : | Kangra |
| State : | Himachal Pradesh |
| Pincode : | 176052 |
| Area : | 37.29 hectares |
| Population : | 551 |
| Households : | 140 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Dharamshala |
| Parliament Constituency : | Kangra |
| Nearest Town : | Yol |
| Villages in Tang Narwana Gram Panchayat | |
| Andrar | Chakban Dhar |
| Machhan | Rasehr |
| Salag | Tangh |
| Tikri | Uthargaran |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Dharmsala |
| List of Tehsils in Kangra |
| List of Districts in Himachal Pradesh |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.