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Machil Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir

Machil is a medium size village located in Kupwara Tehsil of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 390 families residing. The Machil village has population of 1614 of which 891 are males while 723 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Machil village population of children with age 0-6 is 447 which makes up 27.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Machil village is 811 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Machil as per census is 568, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Machil village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Machil village was 62.64 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Machil Male literacy stands at 81.19 % while female literacy rate was 42.60 %.

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

Machil Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 390 - -
Population 1,614 891 723
Child (0-6) 447 285 162
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 207 112 95
Literacy 62.64 % 81.19 % 42.60 %
Total Workers 848 438 410
Main Worker 331 - -
Marginal Worker 517 167 350

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 12.83 % of total population in Machil village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Machil village of Kupwara.

Work Profile

In Machil village out of total population, 848 were engaged in work activities. 39.03 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.97 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 848 workers engaged in Main Work, 113 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourer.