Mela Population, Caste, Working Data Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Mela is a village situated in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 299 families residing in the village Mela. The total population of Mela is 1,835 out of which 883 are males and 952 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mela is 1,078.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mela village is 247 which is 13% of the total population. There are 102 male children and 145 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mela is 1,422 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,078) of Mela village.

Population
1,835
Families
299
Literacy
74.18%
Sex Ratio
1,078

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mela is 74.2%. Thus Mela village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.8% of Jaunpur district. The male literacy rate is 88.22% and the female literacy rate is 60.59% in Mela village.

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

Mela Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 247 102 145
Literacy 74.18% 88.22% 60.59%
Scheduled Caste 530 272 258
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 657 194 463

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mela village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mela village out of total population, 834 were engaged in work activities. 87.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 834 workers engaged in Main Work, 96 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 515 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 731 425 306
Cultivators 96 81 15
Agriculture Labourer 515 273 242
Household Industries 43 14 29
Other Workers 77 57 20
Marginal Workers 103 46 57
Non Working 1,001 412 589

Nearby Villages to Mela,

Below are the list of villages near Mela village in Shahganj.

Village Population
Launda 1,288
Unchgaon 2,438
Madaripur 314
Dumduma 1,443
Samodhpur 4,126
Amanwan Khurd 1,243
Jamauli 887
Keshopur 99
Kammarpur 2,742
Kishunpur 785

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