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Machhiwara population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Punjab, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 24,916 people
Households 4,937 PCA households
Literacy rate 73.62% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.58% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 24,916 13,102 11,814 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,343 1,785 1,558 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 15,881 8,775 7,106 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 73.62% 77.54% 69.29% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 6,229 3,241 2,988 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 8,615 7,099 1,516 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.58% 54.18% 12.83% Main workersworked at least 6 months 7,967 6,670 1,297 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 648 429 219 Non-workerspeople 16,301 6,003 10,298
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 4,937 households and 24,916 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.42% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.54% for males and 69.29% for females. Of 8,615 workers, 92.48% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 592 19 Agricultural labourers 964 187 Household industry workers 177 21 Other workers 6,234 421
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Machhiwara (M Cl) 041 00224 24,916
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.