Meral Population, Caste, Working Data Garhwa, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Meral is a village situated in Meral block of Garhwa district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,220 families residing in the village Meral. The total population of Meral is 11,908 out of which 6,169 are males and 5,739 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meral is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meral village is 2061 which is 17% of the total population. There are 1044 male children and 1017 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meral is 974 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Meral village.

Population
11,908
Families
2,220
Literacy
65.88%
Sex Ratio
930

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meral is 65.9%. Thus Meral village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.4% of Garhwa district. The male literacy rate is 77.29% and the female literacy rate is 53.49% in Meral village.

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

Meral Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,061 1,044 1,017
Literacy 65.88% 77.29% 53.49%
Scheduled Caste 2,825 1,477 1,348
Scheduled Tribe 350 169 181
Illiterate 5,421 2,208 3,213

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.9% of total population in Meral village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meral village out of total population, 4,635 were engaged in work activities. 42.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,635 workers engaged in Main Work, 409 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 393 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,962 1,589 373
Cultivators 409 326 83
Agriculture Labourer 393 235 158
Household Industries 36 24 12
Other Workers 1,124 1,004 120
Marginal Workers 2,673 1,165 1,508
Non Working 7,273 3,415 3,858

Nearby Villages to Meral,

Below are the list of villages near Meral village in Meral.

Village Population
Sangbaria 2,304
Kumbhi 1,101
Serasam 297
Bankheta 270
Rajhara 1,405
Akalbani 1,522
Adhauri 1,390
Korkoma 3,471
Banua 672
Baghauta 376

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