Melion Population, Caste, Working Data Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Melion is a village situated in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 214 families residing in the village Melion. The total population of Melion is 1,039 out of which 546 are males and 493 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melion is 903.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melion village is 151 which is 15% of the total population. There are 82 male children and 69 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melion is 841 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (903) of Melion village.

Population
1,039
Families
214
Literacy
77.03%
Sex Ratio
903

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melion is 77%. Thus Melion village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.4% of Sirmaur district. The male literacy rate is 84.91% and the female literacy rate is 68.4% in Melion village.

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

Melion Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 151 82 69
Literacy 77.03% 84.91% 68.4%
Scheduled Caste 118 61 57
Scheduled Tribe 7 4 3
Illiterate 355 152 203

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Melion village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melion village out of total population, 511 were engaged in work activities. 56.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 511 workers engaged in Main Work, 71 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 289 228 61
Cultivators 71 42 29
Agriculture Labourer 14 13 1
Household Industries 15 12 3
Other Workers 189 161 28
Marginal Workers 222 89 133
Non Working 528 229 299

Nearby Villages to Melion,

Below are the list of villages near Melion village in Paonta Sahib.

Village Population
Jagatpur 1,050
Majra 3,924
Fatehpur 902
Sainwala Mubarakpur 1,239
Misarwala 4,757
Behrampur Salamatpur 1,008
Palhori 1,853
Tokion 1,724
Lohgarh 465
Parduni 1,270

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