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Machhail Population - Katihar, Bihar

Machhail is a medium size village located in Barsoi Block of Katihar district, Bihar with total 102 families residing. The Machhail village has population of 685 of which 343 are males while 342 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Machhail village population of children with age 0-6 is 156 which makes up 22.77 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Machhail village is 997 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Machhail as per census is 1108, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Machhail village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Machhail village was 32.14 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Machhail Male literacy stands at 33.46 % while female literacy rate was 30.77 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Machhail village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Machhail village.

Machhail Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 102 - -
Population 685 343 342
Child (0-6) 156 74 82
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 32.14 % 33.46 % 30.77 %
Total Workers 175 162 13
Main Worker 111 - -
Marginal Worker 64 55 9

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Machhail village of Katihar district.

Work Profile

In Machhail village out of total population, 175 were engaged in work activities. 63.43 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.57 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 175 workers engaged in Main Work, 32 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourer.