Meerwala Population, Caste, Working Data Jaisalmer, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Meerwala is a village situated in Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 259 families residing in the village Meerwala. The total population of Meerwala is 1,181 out of which 670 are males and 511 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meerwala is 763.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meerwala village is 270 which is 23% of the total population. There are 157 male children and 113 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meerwala is 720 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (763) of Meerwala village.

Population
1,181
Families
259
Literacy
25.36%
Sex Ratio
763

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meerwala is 25.4%. Thus Meerwala village has lower literacy rate compared to 46.1% of Jaisalmer district. The male literacy rate is 38.01% and the female literacy rate is 9.05% in Meerwala village.

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

Meerwala Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 270 157 113
Literacy 25.36% 38.01% 9.05%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 950 475 475

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meerwala village out of total population, 551 were engaged in work activities. 66.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 551 workers engaged in Main Work, 141 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 365 263 102
Cultivators 141 120 21
Agriculture Labourer 35 34 1
Other Workers 189 109 80
Marginal Workers 186 35 151
Non Working 630 372 258

Nearby Villages to Meerwala,

Below are the list of villages near Meerwala village in Jaisalmer.

Village Population
Muhar 181
Malingda 161
Geraja 61
Turkon Ki Basti 444
Nawatala 390
Mangliyawas 506
Adkiya 119
Siyambar 1,049
Alam Ka Gaon 344
Bandri 11

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