Meghban Population, Caste, Working Data Madhubani, Bihar - Census 2011

Meghban is a village situated in Benipatti block of Madhubani district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 989 families residing in the village Meghban. The total population of Meghban is 4,629 out of which 2,412 are males and 2,217 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meghban is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meghban village is 837 which is 18% of the total population. There are 413 male children and 424 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meghban is 1,027 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Meghban village.

Population
4,629
Families
989
Literacy
47.44%
Sex Ratio
919

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meghban is 47.4%. Thus Meghban village has lower literacy rate compared to 48% of Madhubani district. The male literacy rate is 56.78% and the female literacy rate is 37.03% in Meghban village.

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

Meghban Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 837 413 424
Literacy 47.44% 56.78% 37.03%
Scheduled Caste 378 196 182
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,830 1,277 1,553

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meghban village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meghban village out of total population, 1,669 were engaged in work activities. 49.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,669 workers engaged in Main Work, 236 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 127 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 827 516 311
Cultivators 236 220 16
Agriculture Labourer 127 102 25
Household Industries 249 23 226
Other Workers 215 171 44
Marginal Workers 842 560 282
Non Working 2,960 1,336 1,624

Nearby Villages to Meghban,

Below are the list of villages near Meghban village in Benipatti.

Village Population
Najira 5,707
Rajban 915
Ranipur 1,096
Pali 10,208
Uren 1,581
Damaodarpur 2,626
Karhara 5,665
Ahpur 1,621
Matrahari 1,662
Ganguli 4,711

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