Maherna Kalan Population, Caste, Working Data Ludhiana, Punjab - Census 2011

Maherna Kalan is a village situated in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 487 families residing in the village Maherna Kalan. The total population of Maherna Kalan is 2,495 out of which 1,333 are males and 1,162 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maherna Kalan is 872.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maherna Kalan village is 209 which is 8% of the total population. There are 107 male children and 102 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maherna Kalan is 953 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (872) of Maherna Kalan village.

Population
2,495
Families
487
Literacy
78.83%
Sex Ratio
872

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maherna Kalan is 78.8%. Thus Maherna Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 82.54% and the female literacy rate is 74.53% in Maherna Kalan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Maherna Kalan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Maherna Kalan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Maherna Kalan village.

Total Male Female
Children 209 107 102
Literacy 78.83% 82.54% 74.53%
Scheduled Caste 649 335 314
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 693 321 372

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Maherna Kalan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maherna Kalan village out of total population, 722 were engaged in work activities. 88.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 722 workers engaged in Main Work, 357 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 639 609 30
Cultivators 357 354 3
Agriculture Labourer 22 22 0
Household Industries 9 6 3
Other Workers 251 227 24
Marginal Workers 83 76 7
Non Working 1,773 648 1,125

Nearby Villages to Maherna Kalan,

Below are the list of villages near Maherna Kalan village in Raikot.

Village Population
Barundi 4,166
Rachhin 3,417
Rajgarh 1,438
Barhampur 1,707
Bhaini Rora 1,782
Lohat Badi 4,185
Jand 1,551
Akalgarh 660
Nangal Kalan 1,300
Tungaheri 1,047

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