Meja Population, Caste, Working Data Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Meja is a village situated in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 200 families residing in the village Meja. The total population of Meja is 1,260 out of which 574 are males and 686 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meja is 1,195.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meja village is 170 which is 13% of the total population. There are 95 male children and 75 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meja is 789 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,195) of Meja village.

Population
1,260
Families
200
Literacy
73.21%
Sex Ratio
1,195

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meja is 73.2%. Thus Meja village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.8% of Jaunpur district. The male literacy rate is 89.56% and the female literacy rate is 60.39% in Meja village.

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

Meja Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 170 95 75
Literacy 73.21% 89.56% 60.39%
Scheduled Caste 107 48 59
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 462 145 317

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meja village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meja village out of total population, 794 were engaged in work activities. 69.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 794 workers engaged in Main Work, 193 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 243 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 551 218 333
Cultivators 193 89 104
Agriculture Labourer 243 79 164
Household Industries 47 13 34
Other Workers 68 37 31
Marginal Workers 243 115 128
Non Working 466 241 225

Nearby Villages to Meja,

Below are the list of villages near Meja village in Mariahu.

Village Population
Gopalpur 895
Kishunpur 1,131
Hasanpur 368
Salarpur 973
Bakiya 1,073
Rampur Nisfi 253
Hinauti 1,460
Nagawa 128
Uday Raj Patti 41
Rajapur No. 1 1,234

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