Meloj Population, Caste, Working Data Patan, Gujarat - Census 2011

Meloj is a village situated in Sidhpur taluka of Patan district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 739 families residing in the village Meloj. The total population of Meloj is 3,740 out of which 1,941 are males and 1,799 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meloj is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meloj village is 506 which is 14% of the total population. There are 263 male children and 243 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meloj is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Meloj village.

Population
3,740
Families
739
Literacy
68.71%
Sex Ratio
927

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meloj is 68.7%. Thus Meloj village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Patan district. The male literacy rate is 79.56% and the female literacy rate is 57.01% in Meloj village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Meloj village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Meloj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Meloj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 506 263 243
Literacy 68.71% 79.56% 57.01%
Scheduled Caste 670 346 324
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,518 606 912

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meloj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meloj village out of total population, 1,190 were engaged in work activities. 92.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,190 workers engaged in Main Work, 315 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 478 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,100 980 120
Cultivators 315 311 4
Agriculture Labourer 478 395 83
Household Industries 12 12 0
Other Workers 295 262 33
Marginal Workers 90 48 42
Non Working 2,550 913 1,637

Nearby Villages to Meloj,

Below are the list of villages near Meloj village in Sidhpur.

Village Population
Lukhasan 1,568
Kot 1,426
Sedrana 4,192
Ankvi 1,678
Khadiyasana 3,196
Sujanpur 2,173
Rasulpur 2,984
Ganglasan 2,551
Metrana 3,783
Umru 3,498

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