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Machhwan Population - Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

Machhwan is a medium size village located in Ghumarwin Tehsil of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 116 families residing. The Machhwan village has population of 532 of which 248 are males while 284 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Machhwan village population of children with age 0-6 is 58 which makes up 10.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Machhwan village is 1145 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Machhwan as per census is 1000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Machhwan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Machhwan village was 85.23 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Machhwan Male literacy stands at 90.41 % while female literacy rate was 80.78 %.

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

Machhwan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 116 - -
Population 532 248 284
Child (0-6) 58 29 29
Schedule Caste 91 39 52
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.23 % 90.41 % 80.78 %
Total Workers 277 112 165
Main Worker 62 - -
Marginal Worker 215 62 153

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.11 % of total population in Machhwan village. The village Machhwan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Machhwan village out of total population, 277 were engaged in work activities. 22.38 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 77.62 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 277 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.