Merahi Population, Caste, Working Data Siwan, Bihar - Census 2011

Merahi is a village situated in Hasanpura block of Siwan district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 291 families residing in the village Merahi. The total population of Merahi is 1,829 out of which 819 are males and 1,010 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merahi is 1,233.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Merahi village is 319 which is 17% of the total population. There are 153 male children and 166 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merahi is 1,085 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,233) of Merahi village.

Population
1,829
Families
291
Literacy
76.36%
Sex Ratio
1,233

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merahi is 76.4%. Thus Merahi village has higher literacy rate compared to 58% of Siwan district. The male literacy rate is 84.98% and the female literacy rate is 69.55% in Merahi village.

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

Merahi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 319 153 166
Literacy 76.36% 84.98% 69.55%
Scheduled Caste 208 107 101
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 676 253 423

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Merahi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merahi village out of total population, 398 were engaged in work activities. 7.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 92.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 398 workers engaged in Main Work, 9 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 30 24 6
Cultivators 9 9 0
Agriculture Labourer 3 3 0
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 15 9 6
Marginal Workers 368 250 118
Non Working 1,431 545 886

Nearby Villages to Merahi,

Below are the list of villages near Merahi village in Hasanpura.

Village Population
Shekhpurwa 1,173
Jalalpur 1,741
Mahual 2,408
Semri 2,143
Rafipur 3,384
Rajanpura 6,161
Deipur 1,905
Harpur Kotwa 1,943
Dibi 2,164
Pakri 2,450

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