Meluwal Population, Caste, Working Data Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Meluwal is a village situated in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 157 families residing in the village Meluwal. The total population of Meluwal is 749 out of which 384 are males and 365 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meluwal is 951.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meluwal village is 79 which is 11% of the total population. There are 50 male children and 29 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meluwal is 580 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Meluwal village.

Population
749
Families
157
Literacy
80.9%
Sex Ratio
951

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meluwal is 80.9%. Thus Meluwal village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Jammu district. The male literacy rate is 87.43% and the female literacy rate is 74.4% in Meluwal village.

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

Meluwal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 79 50 29
Literacy 80.9% 87.43% 74.4%
Scheduled Caste 655 336 319
Scheduled Tribe 21 11 10
Illiterate 207 92 115

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 87.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.8% of total population in Meluwal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meluwal village out of total population, 138 were engaged in work activities. 75.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 138 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 104 97 7
Cultivators 4 4 0
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 98 91 7
Marginal Workers 34 16 18
Non Working 611 271 340

Nearby Villages to Meluwal,

Below are the list of villages near Meluwal village in Ranbir Singh Pora.

Village Population
Tanda 1,350
Kotli Shah Dola 948
Ratian 1,035
Khotian 992
Kirpind 3,025
Chak Talab 749
Mamka 748
Bagamarh 1,089
Mehsian 490
Thikrian 452

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