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 208 families residing in the village Machhiwara. The total population of Machhiwara is 1,353 out of which 687 are males and 666 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Machhiwara is 969.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Machhiwara village is 186 which is 14% of the total population. There are 86 male children and 100 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Machhiwara is 1,163 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Machhiwara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Machhiwara is 63.8%. Thus Machhiwara village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.5% of Firozpur district. The male literacy rate is 71.38% and the female literacy rate is 55.83% 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 | 186 | 86 | 100 |
| Literacy | 63.84% | 71.38% | 55.83% |
| Scheduled Caste | 508 | 247 | 261 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 608 | 258 | 350 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.5% 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, 430 were engaged in work activities. 94.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 430 workers engaged in Main Work, 180 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 147 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 407 | 353 | 54 |
| Cultivators | 180 | 179 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 147 | 102 | 45 |
| Household Industries | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 47 | 39 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| Non Working | 923 | 319 | 604 |
Nearby Villages to Machhiwara,
Below are the list of villages near Machhiwara village in Firozpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Pir Ismail Khanwala | 1,247 |
| Habibwala | 2,909 |
| Bare Ke | 3,583 |
| Jalalwala | 1,414 |
| Ghulam Hussainwala | 672 |
| Dulewala | 892 |
| Aulake | 224 |
| Haste Ke | 625 |
| Weer | 3,518 |
| Suba Jadid | 276 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Machhiwara, Firozpur, Punjab - Wikipedia