Machhlishahr Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Machhlishahr is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. The Machhlishahr city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,740 families residing in the Machhlishahr city. The total population of Machhlishahr is 26,107 out of which 13,284 are males and 12,823 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Machhlishahr is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Machhlishahr city is 3886 which is 15% of the total population. There are 2034 male children and 1852 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Machhlishahr is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Machhlishahr is 77.4%. Thus Machhlishahr has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Jaunpur district. The male literacy rate is 83.83% and the female literacy rate is 70.86% in Machhlishahr.

Machhlishahr Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,740 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Machhlishahr Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Machhlishahr Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 3,886 2,034 1,852
Literacy 77.4% 71% 60.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,841 958 883
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 8,902 3,853 5,049

Caste-wise Population - Machhlishahr

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Machhlishahr.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,841 958 883
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Machhlishahr

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Machhlishahr is 11,556 which is 44.26% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Machhlishahr is 14,448 which is 55.34% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Machhlishahr as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,556 (44.26%) 5,954 5,602
Muslim 14,448 (55.34%) 7,274 7,174
Christian 60 (0.23%) 34 26
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 17 (0.07%) 10 7
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 23 (0.09%) 10 13

Literacy Rate - Machhlishahr

The total literacy rate of Machhlishahr was 77.43% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 17,205 literates, males were 9,431 while females were 7,774. Also the male literacy rate was 83.83% and the female literacy rate was 70.86% in Machhlishahr.

  Machhlishahr Uttar Pradesh
Female 70.86% 57.18%
Male 83.83% 77.28%
Total 77.43% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Machhlishahr

The Sex Ratio of Machhlishahr is 965. Thus per every 1000 men there were 965 females in Machhlishahr. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Machhlishahr.

Child Population - Machhlishahr

According to Census 2011, there were 3,886 children between age 0 to 6 years in Machhlishahr. Out of which 2,034 were male while 1,852 were female.

Working Population - Machhlishahr

In Machhlishahr Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 6,682 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,682 workers engaged in Main Work, 177 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 122 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,981 5,032 949
Cultivators 177 161 16
Agriculture Labourer 122 99 23
Household Industries 623 424 199
Other Workers 5,059 4,348 711
Marginal Workers 701 432 269
Non Working 19,425 7,820 11,605

Machhlishahr Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Machhlishahr is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,301 49.4% 956
2 Ward No - 2 1,199 67.6% 962
3 Ward No - 3 1,731 60.9% 945
4 Ward No - 4 2,371 64.2% 966
5 Ward No - 5 1,849 57.1% 1,057
6 Ward No - 6 2,055 70.9% 906
7 Ward No - 7 1,360 61.5% 1,009
8 Ward No - 8 1,728 57.8% 993
9 Ward No - 9 1,310 72.2% 907
10 Ward No - 10 2,093 64.4% 945
11 Ward No - 11 2,173 71.8% 918
12 Ward No - 12 1,965 67% 1,013
13 Ward No - 13 1,445 73.7% 999
14 Ward No - 14 1,593 73.4% 984
15 Ward No - 15 1,934 73.5% 948

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