Machhana Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Machhana is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 95 families residing in the village Machhana. The total population of Machhana is 535 out of which 278 are males and 257 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Machhana is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Machhana village is 55 which is 10% of the total population. There are 24 male children and 31 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Machhana is 1,292 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Machhana village.

Population
535
Families
95
Literacy
68.54%
Sex Ratio
924

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Machhana is 68.5%. Thus Machhana village has lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 77.17% and the female literacy rate is 58.85% in Machhana village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Machhana village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Machhana Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Machhana village.

Total Male Female
Children 55 24 31
Literacy 68.54% 77.17% 58.85%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 206 82 124

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Machhana village out of total population, 142 were engaged in work activities. 87.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 142 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 124 109 15
Cultivators 49 45 4
Agriculture Labourer 19 17 2
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 53 45 8
Marginal Workers 18 13 5
Non Working 393 156 237

Nearby Villages to Machhana,

Below are the list of villages near Machhana village in Gurdaspur.

Village Population
Sahari 2,052
Dula Nangal 1,997
Laluwal 648
Bhoj Raj 1,466
Kaler Kalan 4,366
Urgo Khera 672
Bal 2,230
Kala Goray 307
Devidaspur 283
Athwal 469

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