Mekhpa Population, Caste, Working Data Jehanabad, Bihar - Census 2011

Mekhpa is a village situated in Makhdumpur block of Jehanabad district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 428 families residing in the village Mekhpa. The total population of Mekhpa is 2,518 out of which 1,331 are males and 1,187 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mekhpa is 892.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mekhpa village is 556 which is 22% of the total population. There are 301 male children and 255 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mekhpa is 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (892) of Mekhpa village.

Population
2,518
Families
428
Literacy
56.68%
Sex Ratio
892

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mekhpa is 56.7%. Thus Mekhpa village has higher literacy rate compared to 55% of Jehanabad district. The male literacy rate is 66.31% and the female literacy rate is 46.03% in Mekhpa village.

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

Mekhpa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 556 301 255
Literacy 56.68% 66.31% 46.03%
Scheduled Caste 967 534 433
Scheduled Tribe 3 2 1
Illiterate 1,406 648 758

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Mekhpa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mekhpa village out of total population, 871 were engaged in work activities. 70% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 871 workers engaged in Main Work, 141 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 381 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 610 436 174
Cultivators 141 114 27
Agriculture Labourer 381 244 137
Household Industries 18 11 7
Other Workers 70 67 3
Marginal Workers 261 119 142
Non Working 1,647 776 871

Nearby Villages to Mekhpa,

Below are the list of villages near Mekhpa village in Makhdumpur.

Village Population
Daulatpur 844
Manhgupur 1,262
Dakra 3,713
Kharauna 1,639
Keam chak 337
Chalis kurwa 317
Chandai 1,744
Amsara 812
Kukri Bigha 254
Sohjana 894

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