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Machhkhicha Population - Dumka, Jharkhand

Machhkhicha is a medium size village located in Dumka Block of Dumka district, Jharkhand with total 83 families residing. The Machhkhicha village has population of 391 of which 202 are males while 189 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Machhkhicha village population of children with age 0-6 is 66 which makes up 16.88 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Machhkhicha village is 936 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Machhkhicha as per census is 1357, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Machhkhicha village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Machhkhicha village was 62.15 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Machhkhicha Male literacy stands at 76.44 % while female literacy rate was 45.70 %.

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

Machhkhicha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 83 - -
Population 391 202 189
Child (0-6) 66 28 38
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 244 124 120
Literacy 62.15 % 76.44 % 45.70 %
Total Workers 239 121 118
Main Worker 46 - -
Marginal Worker 193 103 90

Caste Factor

In Machhkhicha village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 62.40 % of total population in Machhkhicha village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Machhkhicha village of Dumka.

Work Profile

In Machhkhicha village out of total population, 239 were engaged in work activities. 19.25 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 80.75 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 239 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.