Meherpur Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Meherpur is a village situated in Haroa block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 538 families residing in the village Meherpur. The total population of Meherpur is 2,373 out of which 1,232 are males and 1,141 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meherpur is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meherpur village is 254 which is 11% of the total population. There are 124 male children and 130 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meherpur is 1,048 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Meherpur village.

Population
2,373
Families
538
Literacy
69.51%
Sex Ratio
926

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meherpur is 69.5%. Thus Meherpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 76.71% and the female literacy rate is 61.62% in Meherpur village.

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

Meherpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 254 124 130
Literacy 69.51% 76.71% 61.62%
Scheduled Caste 1,834 951 883
Scheduled Tribe 11 6 5
Illiterate 900 382 518

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 77.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Meherpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meherpur village out of total population, 916 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 916 workers engaged in Main Work, 221 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 119 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 855 645 210
Cultivators 221 219 2
Agriculture Labourer 119 103 16
Household Industries 292 145 147
Other Workers 223 178 45
Marginal Workers 61 51 10
Non Working 1,457 536 921

Nearby Villages to Meherpur,

Below are the list of villages near Meherpur village in Haroa.

Village Population
Narayanpur 3,106
Radhanagar 3,420
Chatra 704
Puratan Kamarganti 1,680
Serpur 130
Kamarganti 9,555
Kalianai 679
Radhanagar Abhirampur 3,237
Salipur 3,051
Samaspur 1,458

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