Mekri Population, Caste, Working Data Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Mekri is a village situated in Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir - Champa district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 303 families residing in the village Mekri. The total population of Mekri is 1,188 out of which 587 are males and 601 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mekri is 1,024.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mekri village is 198 which is 17% of the total population. There are 108 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mekri is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,024) of Mekri village.

Population
1,188
Families
303
Literacy
69.49%
Sex Ratio
1,024

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mekri is 69.5%. Thus Mekri village has higher literacy rate compared to 63% of Janjgir - Champa district. The male literacy rate is 83.72% and the female literacy rate is 56.16% in Mekri village.

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

Mekri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 198 108 90
Literacy 69.49% 83.72% 56.16%
Scheduled Caste 479 233 246
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 500 186 314

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Mekri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mekri village out of total population, 589 were engaged in work activities. 38.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 589 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 225 137 88
Cultivators 158 94 64
Agriculture Labourer 39 21 18
Other Workers 28 22 6
Marginal Workers 364 145 219
Non Working 599 305 294

Nearby Villages to Mekri,

Below are the list of villages near Mekri village in Pamgarh.

Village Population
Dhangaon 1,871
Hirri 1,298
Donga Kohraud 5,427
Sirri 1,168
Sasha 3,163
Khairadih 400
Kosir 2,515
Kharkhod 1,989
Bhilauni 3,417
Suklabhatha 453

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