Mejhia Population, Caste, Working Data Jamtara, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Mejhia is a village situated in Jamtara block of Jamtara district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 599 families residing in the village Mejhia. The total population of Mejhia is 2,841 out of which 1,450 are males and 1,391 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mejhia is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mejhia village is 428 which is 15% of the total population. There are 239 male children and 189 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mejhia is 791 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (959) of Mejhia village.

Population
2,841
Families
599
Literacy
63.74%
Sex Ratio
959

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mejhia is 63.7%. Thus Mejhia village has higher literacy rate compared to 53.9% of Jamtara district. The male literacy rate is 76.3% and the female literacy rate is 51.08% in Mejhia village.

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

Mejhia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 428 239 189
Literacy 63.74% 76.3% 51.08%
Scheduled Caste 19 9 10
Scheduled Tribe 1,397 690 707
Illiterate 1,303 526 777

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 49.2% of total population in Mejhia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mejhia village out of total population, 1,521 were engaged in work activities. 25.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,521 workers engaged in Main Work, 153 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 65 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 392 269 123
Cultivators 153 94 59
Agriculture Labourer 65 47 18
Household Industries 68 43 25
Other Workers 106 85 21
Marginal Workers 1,129 557 572
Non Working 1,320 624 696

Nearby Villages to Mejhia,

Below are the list of villages near Mejhia village in Jamtara.

Village Population
Gokhuladi 1,486
Sekraydi 403
Chengaidi 5,754
Kitajhor 1,353
Dhobna 2,220
Kheroa 617
Saharjuri 1,119
Panjania 2,023
Karmatanr 897
Birgaon 1,526

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