Machhian Kalan Population, Caste, Working Data Ludhiana, Punjab - Census 2011

Machhian Kalan is a village situated in Ludhiana tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 501 families residing in the village Machhian Kalan. The total population of Machhian Kalan is 2,738 out of which 1,467 are males and 1,271 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Machhian Kalan is 866.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Machhian Kalan village is 383 which is 14% of the total population. There are 199 male children and 184 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Machhian Kalan is 925 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (866) of Machhian Kalan village.

Population
2,738
Families
501
Literacy
64.84%
Sex Ratio
866

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Machhian Kalan is 64.8%. Thus Machhian Kalan village has lower literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 71.06% and the female literacy rate is 57.59% in Machhian Kalan village.

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

Machhian Kalan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 383 199 184
Literacy 64.84% 71.06% 57.59%
Scheduled Caste 52 25 27
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,211 566 645

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Machhian Kalan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Machhian Kalan village out of total population, 998 were engaged in work activities. 92.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 998 workers engaged in Main Work, 146 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 183 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 922 779 143
Cultivators 146 135 11
Agriculture Labourer 183 179 4
Household Industries 18 15 3
Other Workers 575 450 125
Marginal Workers 76 46 30
Non Working 1,740 642 1,098

Nearby Villages to Machhian Kalan,

Below are the list of villages near Machhian Kalan village in Ludhiana.

Village Population
Garhi Fazil 556
Machhian Khurd 494
Shekhewal 290
Salkiana 302
Haidar Nagar 248
Garcha 332
Salempur 527
Baura 1,112
Kalewal 441
Jhugian Bega 367

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