Machiwaal

Machiwaal
Village and Union Council
Coordinates: 32°43′18″N 74°01′20″E / 32.7216°N 74.0221°E / 32.7216; 74.0221
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictGujrat
Government
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Machiwaal is a 250-year-old village located in Gujrat district, in the south of Punjab, Pakistan. It is an agricultural community; 95% of the population are farmers, while the remainder live abroad. Major crops are wheat, millet, and rice, along with peas and pulses. A grand festival is conducted when the wheat crop is harvested every year in April.

The population is Muslim, with 93% Sunni and 7% Shi'a. The village has three schools which provide primary education, as well as a high school. Punjabi and Urdu are the two local languages. Machiwaal has a literacy rate of 38%.[1]

References

  1. ^ 1981 District Census Report of Gujrat District. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1983.

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