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

Meherpur is a village situated in Patharpratima block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 682 families residing in the village Meherpur. The total population of Meherpur is 3,494 out of which 1,770 are males and 1,724 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meherpur is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meherpur village is 491 which is 14% of the total population. There are 255 male children and 236 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meherpur is 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Meherpur village.

Population
3,494
Families
682
Literacy
72.06%
Sex Ratio
974

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meherpur is 72.1%. Thus Meherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 78.81% and the female literacy rate is 65.19% 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 491 255 236
Literacy 72.06% 78.81% 65.19%
Scheduled Caste 1,683 860 823
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,330 576 754

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meherpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meherpur village out of total population, 1,729 were engaged in work activities. 40.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,729 workers engaged in Main Work, 232 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 384 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 699 527 172
Cultivators 232 169 63
Agriculture Labourer 384 293 91
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 79 61 18
Marginal Workers 1,030 564 466
Non Working 1,765 679 1,086

Nearby Villages to Meherpur,

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

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