Mellidara Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Mellidara is a village situated in Namchi sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 338 families residing in the village Mellidara. The total population of Mellidara is 1,670 out of which 815 are males and 855 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mellidara is 1,049.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mellidara village is 152 which is 9% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 82 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mellidara is 1,171 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,049) of Mellidara village.

Population
1,670
Families
338
Literacy
79.12%
Sex Ratio
1,049

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mellidara is 79.1%. Thus Mellidara village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 83.49% and the female literacy rate is 74.9% in Mellidara village.

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

Mellidara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 152 70 82
Literacy 79.12% 83.49% 74.9%
Scheduled Caste 62 32 30
Scheduled Tribe 459 217 242
Illiterate 469 193 276

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.5% of total population in Mellidara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mellidara village out of total population, 656 were engaged in work activities. 45.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 656 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 298 212 86
Cultivators 45 44 1
Agriculture Labourer 6 5 1
Other Workers 247 163 84
Marginal Workers 358 204 154
Non Working 1,014 399 615

Nearby Villages to Mellidara,

Below are the list of villages near Mellidara village in Namchi.

Village Population
Melli 2,602
Paiyong 1,054
Kerabari 670
Suntaley 1,125
Ramabong 844
Sukrabarey 1,203
Turuk 1,050
Sadam 940
Panchgharey 939
Rabitar 753

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