Meh Population, Caste, Working Data Lahul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Meh is a village situated in Lahul tehsil of Lahul & Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 18 families residing in the village Meh. The total population of Meh is 72 out of which 30 are males and 42 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meh is 1,400.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meh village is 7 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2 male children and 5 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meh is 2,500 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,400) of Meh village.

Population
72
Families
18
Literacy
73.85%
Sex Ratio
1,400

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meh is 73.8%. Thus Meh village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.2% of Lahul & Spiti district. The male literacy rate is 78.57% and the female literacy rate is 70.27% in Meh village.

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

Meh Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 7 2 5
Literacy 73.85% 78.57% 70.27%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 64 27 37
Illiterate 24 8 16

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 88.9% of total population in Meh village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meh village out of total population, 45 were engaged in work activities. 93.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 45 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 42 21 21
Cultivators 34 17 17
Agriculture Labourer 2 1 1
Other Workers 6 3 3
Marginal Workers 3 2 1
Non Working 27 7 20

Nearby Villages to Meh,

Below are the list of villages near Meh village in Lahul.

Village Population
Khangsar 224
Bok 65
Kelad 45
Gemur-Gompa 1
Kolang 171
Jispa 202
Kawaring 112
Chhika-Be 80
Jholing 6
Rarik 60

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