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Machche Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Belgaum, Karnataka - Census 2011

Machche is a Census Town city situated in Belgaum taluka of Belgaum district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,149 families residing in the Machche city. The total population of Machche is 18,073 out of which 9,305 are males and 8,768 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Machche is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Machche city is 2411 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1270 male children and 1141 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Machche is 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Machche is 86.4%. Thus Machche has higher literacy rate compared to 73.5% of Belgaum district. The male literacy rate is 91.39% and the female literacy rate is 81.15% in Machche.

Machche Census Town has total administration over 4,149 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Machche Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Machche Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,411 1,270 1,141
Literacy 86.4% 78.9% 70.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,618 801 817
Scheduled Tribe 940 478 462
Illiterate 4,541 1,962 2,579

Caste-wise Population - Machche

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.2% of total population in Machche.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,618 801 817
Schedule Tribe 940 478 462

Religion-wise Population - Machche

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Machche is 13,540 which is 74.92% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Machche is 3,255 which is 18.01% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Machche as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,540 (74.92%) 7,005 6,535
Muslim 3,255 (18.01%) 1,674 1,581
Christian 494 (2.73%) 232 262
Sikh 9 (0.05%) 5 4
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 753 (4.17%) 377 376
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 20 (0.11%) 11 9

Literacy Rate - Machche

The total literacy rate of Machche was 86.4% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 13,532 literates, males were 7,343 while females were 6,189. Also the male literacy rate was 91.39% and the female literacy rate was 81.15% in Machche.

  Machche Karnataka
Female 81.15% 68.08%
Male 91.39% 82.47%
Total 86.4% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Machche

The Sex Ratio of Machche is 942. Thus per every 1000 men there were 942 females in Machche. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Machche.

Child Population - Machche

According to Census 2011, there were 2,411 children between age 0 to 6 years in Machche. Out of which 1,270 were male while 1,141 were female.

Working Population - Machche

In Machche Census Town out of total population, 6,816 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,816 workers engaged in Main Work, 392 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 192 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,157 5,064 1,093
Cultivators 392 318 74
Agriculture Labourer 192 61 131
Household Industries 324 200 124
Other Workers 5,249 4,485 764
Marginal Workers 659 243 416
Non Working 11,257 3,998 7,259

Machche Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Machche is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 18,073 74.9% 942

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