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Machhana Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Machhana is a medium size village located in Gurdaspur Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 95 families residing. The Machhana village has population of 535 of which 278 are males while 257 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Machhana village population of children with age 0-6 is 55 which makes up 10.28 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Machhana village is 924 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Machhana as per census is 1292, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Machhana village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Machhana village was 68.54 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Machhana Male literacy stands at 77.17 % while female literacy rate was 58.85 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Machhana 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 Machhana village.

Machhana Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 95 - -
Population 535 278 257
Child (0-6) 55 24 31
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 68.54 % 77.17 % 58.85 %
Total Workers 142 122 20
Main Worker 124 - -
Marginal Worker 18 13 5

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Machhana village out of total population, 142 were engaged in work activities. 87.32 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.68 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 142 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourer.