Mejura Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mejura is a village situated in Keshpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 338 families residing in the village Mejura. The total population of Mejura is 1,770 out of which 929 are males and 841 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mejura is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mejura village is 236 which is 13% of the total population. There are 118 male children and 118 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mejura is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Mejura village.

Population
1,770
Families
338
Literacy
75.81%
Sex Ratio
905

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mejura is 75.8%. Thus Mejura village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 83.11% and the female literacy rate is 67.63% in Mejura village.

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

Mejura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 236 118 118
Literacy 75.81% 83.11% 67.63%
Scheduled Caste 771 404 367
Scheduled Tribe 129 58 71
Illiterate 607 255 352

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.3% of total population in Mejura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mejura village out of total population, 814 were engaged in work activities. 43.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 814 workers engaged in Main Work, 141 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 51 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 353 327 26
Cultivators 141 136 5
Agriculture Labourer 51 50 1
Household Industries 23 21 2
Other Workers 138 120 18
Marginal Workers 461 229 232
Non Working 956 373 583

Nearby Villages to Mejura,

Below are the list of villages near Mejura village in Keshpur.

Village Population
Teghari 1,393
Putigerya 36
Ganta 318
Kashi Danga 68
Gopal Nagar 279
Chanda Bila 237
Anandapur 11,461
Manta Bani 311
Lepsa 1,136
Dhakkata 536

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