Machhelai Population, Caste, Working Data Dahod, Gujarat - Census 2011

Machhelai is a village situated in Limkheda taluka of Dahod district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 536 families residing in the village Machhelai. The total population of Machhelai is 2,894 out of which 1,430 are males and 1,464 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Machhelai is 1,024.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Machhelai village is 422 which is 15% of the total population. There are 206 male children and 216 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Machhelai is 1,049 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,024) of Machhelai village.

Population
2,894
Families
536
Literacy
69.5%
Sex Ratio
1,024

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Machhelai is 69.5%. Thus Machhelai village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.3% of Dahod district. The male literacy rate is 84.97% and the female literacy rate is 54.33% in Machhelai village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Machhelai village is DAMOR JANTABEN KESHARSINGBHAI. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Machhelai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Machhelai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 422 206 216
Literacy 69.5% 84.97% 54.33%
Scheduled Caste 205 93 112
Scheduled Tribe 591 291 300
Illiterate 1,176 390 786

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.4% of total population in Machhelai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Machhelai village out of total population, 1,613 were engaged in work activities. 71.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,613 workers engaged in Main Work, 813 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 261 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,155 667 488
Cultivators 813 519 294
Agriculture Labourer 261 101 160
Household Industries 45 24 21
Other Workers 36 23 13
Marginal Workers 458 134 324
Non Working 1,281 629 652

Nearby Villages to Machhelai,

Below are the list of villages near Machhelai village in Limkheda.

Village Population
Kumpur 1,032
Lukhawada 3,553
Limbodar 1,038
Moti Bandibar 4,303
Patangadi 1,403
Pipli 2,783
Kesharpura 889
Dudhiya 4,302
Kothara 508
Atarsumba 1,501

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