Meghan Population, Caste, Working Data Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Meghan is a village situated in Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 193 families residing in the village Meghan. The total population of Meghan is 1,071 out of which 571 are males and 500 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meghan is 876.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meghan village is 164 which is 15% of the total population. There are 93 male children and 71 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meghan is 763 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (876) of Meghan village.

Population
1,071
Families
193
Literacy
63.29%
Sex Ratio
876

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meghan is 63.3%. Thus Meghan village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.1% of Udhampur district. The male literacy rate is 72.38% and the female literacy rate is 53.15% in Meghan village.

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

Meghan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 164 93 71
Literacy 63.29% 72.38% 53.15%
Scheduled Caste 657 354 303
Scheduled Tribe 191 98 93
Illiterate 497 225 272

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 61.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.8% of total population in Meghan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meghan village out of total population, 361 were engaged in work activities. 73.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 361 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 266 241 25
Cultivators 1 0 1
Agriculture Labourer 1 0 1
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 263 240 23
Marginal Workers 95 48 47
Non Working 710 282 428

Nearby Villages to Meghan,

Below are the list of villages near Meghan village in Udhampur.

Village Population
Padanoo 1,645
Mangote 909
Nallah Kolam 880
Mela 52
Neely Nallah 1,206
Takoli 241
Barola 1,588
Sial Jattan 525
Kapad Chang 523
Farna 206

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