Megharia Population, Caste, Working Data Bhojpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Megharia is a village situated in Agiaon block of Bhojpur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 227 families residing in the village Megharia. The total population of Megharia is 1,278 out of which 599 are males and 679 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Megharia is 1,134.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Megharia village is 260 which is 20% of the total population. There are 133 male children and 127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Megharia is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,134) of Megharia village.

Population
1,278
Families
227
Literacy
69.84%
Sex Ratio
1,134

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Megharia is 69.8%. Thus Megharia village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.6% of Bhojpur district. The male literacy rate is 86.05% and the female literacy rate is 56.16% in Megharia village.

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

Megharia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 260 133 127
Literacy 69.84% 86.05% 56.16%
Scheduled Caste 122 61 61
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 567 198 369

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Megharia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Megharia village out of total population, 282 were engaged in work activities. 68.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 282 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 41 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 192 164 28
Cultivators 55 45 10
Agriculture Labourer 41 39 2
Household Industries 45 40 5
Other Workers 51 40 11
Marginal Workers 90 76 14
Non Working 996 359 637

Nearby Villages to Megharia,

Below are the list of villages near Megharia village in Agiaon.

Village Population
Bargaon 10,748
Kamaria 2,004
Kheri 1,706
Kirkiri 4,247
Ahila 2,477
Chipura 641
Paswan 3,490
Narainaganj 279
Isarpura 714
Kharainacha 1,544

Reference