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Machhlai Population - Dhar, Madhya Pradesh

Machhlai is a medium size village located in Gandhwani Tehsil of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh with total 56 families residing. The Machhlai village has population of 371 of which 188 are males while 183 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Machhlai village population of children with age 0-6 is 106 which makes up 28.57 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Machhlai village is 973 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Machhlai as per census is 1000, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Machhlai village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Machhlai village was 44.15 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Machhlai Male literacy stands at 57.04 % while female literacy rate was 30.77 %.

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

Machhlai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 56 - -
Population 371 188 183
Child (0-6) 106 53 53
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 370 188 182
Literacy 44.15 % 57.04 % 30.77 %
Total Workers 185 89 96
Main Worker 28 - -
Marginal Worker 157 70 87

Caste Factor

In Machhlai village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.73 % of total population in Machhlai village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Machhlai village of Dhar.

Work Profile

In Machhlai village out of total population, 185 were engaged in work activities. 15.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 84.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 185 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.