Machhiwara Population, Caste, Working Data Firozpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Machhiwara is a village situated in Firozpur tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 37 families residing in the village Machhiwara. The total population of Machhiwara is 186 out of which 93 are males and 93 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Machhiwara is 1,000.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Machhiwara village is 25 which is 13% of the total population. There are 11 male children and 14 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Machhiwara is 1,273 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Machhiwara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Machhiwara is 67.7%. Thus Machhiwara village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.5% of Firozpur district. The male literacy rate is 74.39% and the female literacy rate is 60.76% in Machhiwara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Machhiwara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Machhiwara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Machhiwara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 25 | 11 | 14 |
| Literacy | 67.7% | 74.39% | 60.76% |
| Scheduled Caste | 101 | 47 | 54 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 77 | 32 | 45 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Machhiwara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Machhiwara village out of total population, 80 were engaged in work activities. 42.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 34 | 32 | 2 |
| Cultivators | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 46 | 26 | 20 |
| Non Working | 106 | 35 | 71 |
Nearby Villages to Machhiwara,
Below are the list of villages near Machhiwara village in Firozpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ittanwali | 1,204 |
| Bhambawala Urf Landa | 1,121 |
| Karmuwala | 1,940 |
| Feroze Shah | 3,609 |
| Bhangali | 618 |
| Arazi Katoria | 12 |
| Mohkamwala | 1,012 |
| Kaliewala | 1,097 |
| Thethar Khurd | 200 |
| Hakumat Singhwala | 924 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Machhiwara, Firozpur, Punjab - Wikipedia