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Machkhara Population - Godda, Jharkhand

Machkhara is a medium size village located in Poreyahat Block of Godda district, Jharkhand with total 355 families residing. The Machkhara village has population of 1819 of which 955 are males while 864 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Machkhara village population of children with age 0-6 is 318 which makes up 17.48 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Machkhara village is 905 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Machkhara as per census is 1013, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Machkhara village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Machkhara village was 67.82 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Machkhara Male literacy stands at 80.93 % while female literacy rate was 52.98 %.

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

Machkhara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 355 - -
Population 1,819 955 864
Child (0-6) 318 158 160
Schedule Caste 99 50 49
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.82 % 80.93 % 52.98 %
Total Workers 754 486 268
Main Worker 350 - -
Marginal Worker 404 271 133

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.44 % of total population in Machkhara village. The village Machkhara currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Machkhara village out of total population, 754 were engaged in work activities. 46.42 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.58 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 754 workers engaged in Main Work, 73 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 240 were Agricultural labourer.