Meghua Population, Caste, Working Data Dumka, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Meghua is a village situated in Jama block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 74 families residing in the village Meghua. The total population of Meghua is 391 out of which 212 are males and 179 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meghua is 844.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meghua village is 73 which is 19% of the total population. There are 31 male children and 42 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meghua is 1,355 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (844) of Meghua village.

Population
391
Families
74
Literacy
57.55%
Sex Ratio
844

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meghua is 57.5%. Thus Meghua village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 74.59% and the female literacy rate is 35.04% in Meghua village.

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

Meghua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 73 31 42
Literacy 57.55% 74.59% 35.04%
Scheduled Caste 391 212 179
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 208 77 131

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 100% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meghua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meghua village out of total population, 200 were engaged in work activities. 3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 200 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6 5 1
Cultivators 1 1 0
Other Workers 5 4 1
Marginal Workers 194 113 81
Non Working 191 94 97

Nearby Villages to Meghua,

Below are the list of villages near Meghua village in Jama.

Village Population
Ghanshyampur 251
Bandha 401
Birajpur 650
Tarbandha 780
Lagla 1,077
Baisa 622
Dimjuri 22
Pharahra 188
Beludabar 261
Arazi Lagla 307

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