Machhike Population, Caste, Working Data Moga, Punjab - Census 2011

Machhike is a village situated in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,264 families residing in the village Machhike. The total population of Machhike is 6,411 out of which 3,411 are males and 3,000 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Machhike is 880.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Machhike village is 661 which is 10% of the total population. There are 347 male children and 314 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Machhike is 905 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (880) of Machhike village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Machhike is 63.1%. Thus Machhike village has a higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Moga district. The male literacy rate is 67.59% and the female literacy rate is 57.93% in Machhike village.

Population
6,411
Families
1,264
Literacy
63.08%
Sex Ratio
880

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

Machhike Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 661 347 314
Literacy 63.08% 67.59% 57.93%
Scheduled Caste 2,695 1,420 1,275
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,784 1,340 1,444

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Machhike village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Machhike village out of total population, 1,936 were engaged in work activities. 97.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,936 workers engaged in Main Work, 758 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 613 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,880 1,722 158
Cultivators 758 734 24
Agriculture Labourer 613 597 16
Household Industries 22 19 3
Other Workers 487 372 115
Marginal Workers 56 49 7
Non Working 4,475 1,640 2,835

Map of Machhike, Moga, Punjab


Nearby Villages to Machhike, Nihal Singhwala

Below are the list of villages near Machhike village in Nihal Singhwala.

Village Population
Raman 4,005
Kussa 2,995
Himatpura 7,995
Minian 4,335
Bhagike 3,784
Bir Badhni 1,083
Bilaspur 7,117
Lopon 8,843
Takhtupura 4,641
Lohara 1,708

Reference