Melgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Nanded, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Melgaon is a village situated in Naigaon taluka of Nanded district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 144 families residing in the village Melgaon. The total population of Melgaon is 551 out of which 276 are males and 275 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melgaon is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melgaon village is 70 which is 13% of the total population. There are 35 male children and 35 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melgaon is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Melgaon village.

Population
551
Families
144
Literacy
65.7%
Sex Ratio
996

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melgaon is 65.7%. Thus Melgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.1% of Nanded district. The male literacy rate is 78.42% and the female literacy rate is 52.92% in Melgaon village.

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

Melgaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 70 35 35
Literacy 65.7% 78.42% 52.92%
Scheduled Caste 142 78 64
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 235 87 148

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Melgaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melgaon village out of total population, 287 were engaged in work activities. 94.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 287 workers engaged in Main Work, 82 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 178 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 270 161 109
Cultivators 82 62 20
Agriculture Labourer 178 89 89
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 6 6 0
Marginal Workers 17 8 9
Non Working 264 107 157

Nearby Villages to Melgaon,

Below are the list of villages near Melgaon village in Naigaon.

Village Population
Sangvi 2,007
Dhanaj 941
Ikalimal 1,457
Hussa 1,694
Sategaon 1,456
Raher 2,675
Vanjarwadi 1,119
Dongargaon 1,034
Ghungrala 2,572
Salegaon 2,030

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