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Machhian Population - Firozpur, Punjab

Machhian is a medium size village located in Zira Tehsil of Firozpur district, Punjab with total 53 families residing. The Machhian village has population of 291 of which 147 are males while 144 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Machhian village population of children with age 0-6 is 28 which makes up 9.62 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Machhian village is 980 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Machhian as per census is 1154, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Machhian village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Machhian village was 77.19 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Machhian Male literacy stands at 82.09 % while female literacy rate was 72.09 %.

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

Machhian Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 53 - -
Population 291 147 144
Child (0-6) 28 13 15
Schedule Caste 7 2 5
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 77.19 % 82.09 % 72.09 %
Total Workers 135 82 53
Main Worker 91 - -
Marginal Worker 44 8 36

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.41 % of total population in Machhian village. The village Machhian currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Machhian village out of total population, 135 were engaged in work activities. 67.41 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.59 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 135 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.