Meghpura Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Meghpura is a village situated in Tharad taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 229 families residing in the village Meghpura. The total population of Meghpura is 1,385 out of which 716 are males and 669 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meghpura is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meghpura village is 251 which is 18% of the total population. There are 135 male children and 116 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meghpura is 859 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (934) of Meghpura village.

Population
1,385
Families
229
Literacy
61.38%
Sex Ratio
934

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meghpura is 61.4%. Thus Meghpura village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 75.56% and the female literacy rate is 46.47% in Meghpura village.

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

Meghpura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 251 135 116
Literacy 61.38% 75.56% 46.47%
Scheduled Caste 64 36 28
Scheduled Tribe 4 3 1
Illiterate 689 277 412

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Meghpura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meghpura village out of total population, 662 were engaged in work activities. 55.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 662 workers engaged in Main Work, 297 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 365 331 34
Cultivators 297 272 25
Agriculture Labourer 19 17 2
Other Workers 49 42 7
Marginal Workers 297 46 251
Non Working 723 339 384

Nearby Villages to Meghpura,

Below are the list of villages near Meghpura village in Tharad.

Village Population
Changada 3,428
Thara 3,113
Kamali 2,323
Kiyal 2,193
Bhuriya 1,881
Duva 6,397
Mangrol 2,324
Pavadasan 2,833
Hathawada 889
Arantva 1,340

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