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Machhiwala Population - Amritsar, Punjab

Machhiwala is a medium size village located in Ajnala Tehsil of Amritsar district, Punjab with total 220 families residing. The Machhiwala village has population of 1186 of which 627 are males while 559 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Machhiwala village population of children with age 0-6 is 157 which makes up 13.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Machhiwala village is 892 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Machhiwala as per census is 744, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Machhiwala village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Machhiwala village was 62.10 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Machhiwala Male literacy stands at 66.11 % while female literacy rate was 57.72 %.

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

Machhiwala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 220 - -
Population 1,186 627 559
Child (0-6) 157 90 67
Schedule Caste 174 97 77
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 62.10 % 66.11 % 57.72 %
Total Workers 418 357 61
Main Worker 393 - -
Marginal Worker 25 10 15

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.67 % of total population in Machhiwala village. The village Machhiwala currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Machhiwala village out of total population, 418 were engaged in work activities. 94.02 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.98 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 418 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 176 were Agricultural labourer.