Mekda Population, Caste, Working Data Amreli, Gujarat - Census 2011

Mekda is a village situated in Savar Kundla taluka of Amreli district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 380 families residing in the village Mekda. The total population of Mekda is 1,965 out of which 1,018 are males and 947 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mekda is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mekda village is 221 which is 11% of the total population. There are 115 male children and 106 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mekda is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Mekda village.

Population
1,965
Families
380
Literacy
68%
Sex Ratio
930

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mekda is 68%. Thus Mekda village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.7% of Amreli district. The male literacy rate is 79.29% and the female literacy rate is 55.89% in Mekda village.

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

Mekda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 221 115 106
Literacy 68% 79.29% 55.89%
Scheduled Caste 190 106 84
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 779 302 477

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mekda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mekda village out of total population, 655 were engaged in work activities. 95.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 655 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 209 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 628 609 19
Cultivators 158 157 1
Agriculture Labourer 209 197 12
Household Industries 11 11 0
Other Workers 250 244 6
Marginal Workers 27 7 20
Non Working 1,310 402 908

Nearby Villages to Mekda,

Below are the list of villages near Mekda village in Savar Kundla.

Village Population
Ankolada 661
Fifad 2,116
Khalpar 1,059
Ghoba 2,723
Kunkavav 132
Piparadi 1,307
Kerala 1,283
Hipavadli 1,549
Juna Savar 2,339
Mota Bhamodra 2,435

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