Melaghar Population, Caste, Working Data West Tripura, Tripura - Census 2011

Melaghar is a village situated in Melaghar block of West Tripura district in Tripura. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,860 families residing in the village Melaghar. The total population of Melaghar is 12,379 out of which 6,398 are males and 5,981 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melaghar is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melaghar village is 1346 which is 11% of the total population. There are 700 male children and 646 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melaghar is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Melaghar village.

Population
12,379
Families
2,860
Literacy
90.85%
Sex Ratio
935

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melaghar is 90.8%. Thus Melaghar village has higher literacy rate compared to 78.9% of West Tripura district. The male literacy rate is 93.47% and the female literacy rate is 88.04% in Melaghar village.

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

Melaghar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,346 700 646
Literacy 90.85% 93.47% 88.04%
Scheduled Caste 3,412 1,760 1,652
Scheduled Tribe 143 78 65
Illiterate 2,356 1,072 1,284

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Melaghar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melaghar village out of total population, 5,115 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 5,115 workers engaged in Main Work, 492 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 376 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,582 3,112 470
Cultivators 492 469 23
Agriculture Labourer 376 286 90
Household Industries 102 78 24
Other Workers 2,612 2,279 333
Marginal Workers 1,533 634 899
Non Working 7,264 2,652 4,612

Nearby Villages to Melaghar,

Below are the list of villages near Melaghar village in Melaghar.

Village Population
Ghrantali 2,603
Rudijala 5,856
Bejimara 4,173
Mohanbhug 4,829
Nabadwipchandranagar 4,676
Kamarangatali 1,970
Aralia 2,936
Chandul 2,666
Khedabari 3,566
Telkajla 3,065

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