Merta Road Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nagaur, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Merta Road is a Census Town city situated in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,132 families residing in the Merta Road city. The total population of Merta Road is 16,905 out of which 8,743 are males and 8,162 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merta Road is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Merta Road city is 2292 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1229 male children and 1063 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merta Road is 865 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (934).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merta Road is 72.8%. Thus Merta Road has higher literacy rate compared to 62.8% of Nagaur district. The male literacy rate is 85.89% and the female literacy rate is 58.87% in Merta Road.

Merta Road Census Town has total administration over 3,132 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Merta Road Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Merta Road Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,292 1,229 1,063
Literacy 72.8% 73.8% 51.2%
Scheduled Caste 4,479 2,297 2,182
Scheduled Tribe 106 62 44
Illiterate 6,272 2,289 3,983

Caste-wise Population - Merta Road

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Merta Road.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,479 2,297 2,182
Schedule Tribe 106 62 44

Religion-wise Population - Merta Road

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Merta Road is 14,076 which is 83.27% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Merta Road is 2,658 which is 15.72% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Merta Road as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,076 (83.27%) 7,287 6,789
Muslim 2,658 (15.72%) 1,370 1,288
Christian 11 (0.07%) 8 3
Sikh 34 (0.2%) 18 16
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Jain 117 (0.69%) 55 62
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.04%) 3 4

Literacy Rate - Merta Road

The total literacy rate of Merta Road was 72.76% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 10,633 literates, males were 6,454 while females were 4,179. Also the male literacy rate was 85.89% and the female literacy rate was 58.87% in Merta Road.

  Merta Road Rajasthan
Female 58.87% 52.12%
Male 85.89% 79.19%
Total 72.76% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Merta Road

The Sex Ratio of Merta Road is 934. Thus per every 1000 men there were 934 females in Merta Road. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 865 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 934 ) of Merta Road.

Child Population - Merta Road

According to Census 2011, there were 2,292 children between age 0 to 6 years in Merta Road. Out of which 1,229 were male while 1,063 were female.

Working Population - Merta Road

In Merta Road Census Town out of total population, 5,470 were engaged in work activities. 81.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,470 workers engaged in Main Work, 464 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 319 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,438 3,557 881
Cultivators 464 352 112
Agriculture Labourer 319 209 110
Household Industries 460 126 334
Other Workers 3,195 2,870 325
Marginal Workers 1,032 591 441
Non Working 11,435 4,595 6,840

Merta Road Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Merta Road is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 16,905 62.9% 934

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