Meerganj Population, Caste, Working Data Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Meerganj is a village situated in Jaunpur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 136 families residing in the village Meerganj. The total population of Meerganj is 1,074 out of which 541 are males and 533 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meerganj is 985.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meerganj village is 155 which is 14% of the total population. There are 83 male children and 72 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meerganj is 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Meerganj village.

Population
1,074
Families
136
Literacy
78.24%
Sex Ratio
985

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meerganj is 78.2%. Thus Meerganj village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.8% of Jaunpur district. The male literacy rate is 87.55% and the female literacy rate is 68.98% in Meerganj village.

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

Meerganj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 155 83 72
Literacy 78.24% 87.55% 68.98%
Scheduled Caste 197 107 90
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 355 140 215

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meerganj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meerganj village out of total population, 318 were engaged in work activities. 68.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 318 workers engaged in Main Work, 85 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 218 168 50
Cultivators 85 52 33
Agriculture Labourer 46 37 9
Household Industries 20 16 4
Other Workers 67 63 4
Marginal Workers 100 51 49
Non Working 756 322 434

Nearby Villages to Meerganj,

Below are the list of villages near Meerganj village in Jaunpur.

Village Population
Jagadishpur 67
Chaka Banki 150
Ibrahimabad 2,039
Shah Bazpur 222
Sihipur 1,397
Kuwarda 1,078
Chak Mahan 810
Anand Rampur 2
Sultanpur Darwesh Ali 866
Kanakpur 877

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