Mehadiganj Population, Caste, Working Data Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Mehadiganj is a village situated in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,119 families residing in the village Mehadiganj. The total population of Mehadiganj is 8,134 out of which 4,215 are males and 3,919 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mehadiganj is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mehadiganj village is 1140 which is 14% of the total population. There are 579 male children and 561 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mehadiganj is 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Mehadiganj village.

Population
8,134
Families
1,119
Literacy
70.89%
Sex Ratio
930

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mehadiganj is 70.9%. Thus Mehadiganj village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.4% of Varanasi district. The male literacy rate is 81.3% and the female literacy rate is 59.62% in Mehadiganj village.

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

Mehadiganj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,140 579 561
Literacy 70.89% 81.3% 59.62%
Scheduled Caste 734 364 370
Scheduled Tribe 126 59 67
Illiterate 3,176 1,259 1,917

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Mehadiganj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mehadiganj village out of total population, 2,923 were engaged in work activities. 80.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,923 workers engaged in Main Work, 580 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 107 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,350 1,711 639
Cultivators 580 493 87
Agriculture Labourer 107 77 30
Household Industries 705 360 345
Other Workers 958 781 177
Marginal Workers 573 289 284
Non Working 5,211 2,215 2,996

Nearby Villages to Mehadiganj,

Below are the list of villages near Mehadiganj village in Varanasi.

Village Population
Parampur 1,800
Harpur 2,882
Sajoi 7,059
Jameen Shivsagar 70
Shihorwa 3,168
Bhikharipur 2,257
Sarauni 2,169
Khajuri 4,410
Kurauna 2,988
Bhuwalpur 682

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