Merapani Population, Caste, Working Data Wokha, Nagaland - Census 2011

Merapani is a village situated in Bhandari circle of Wokha district in Nagaland. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 339 families residing in the village Merapani. The total population of Merapani is 1,567 out of which 824 are males and 743 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merapani is 902.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Merapani village is 227 which is 14% of the total population. There are 104 male children and 123 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merapani is 1,183 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (902) of Merapani village.

Population
1,567
Families
339
Literacy
87.54%
Sex Ratio
902

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merapani is 87.5%. Thus Merapani village has higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Wokha district. The male literacy rate is 90.42% and the female literacy rate is 84.19% in Merapani village.

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

Merapani Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 227 104 123
Literacy 87.54% 90.42% 84.19%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 1,046 553 493
Illiterate 394 173 221

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 66.8% of total population in Merapani village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merapani village out of total population, 1,096 were engaged in work activities. 31.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,096 workers engaged in Main Work, 115 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 346 269 77
Cultivators 115 77 38
Agriculture Labourer 4 4 0
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 222 183 39
Marginal Workers 750 310 440
Non Working 471 245 226

Nearby Villages to Merapani,

Below are the list of villages near Merapani village in Bhandari.

Village Population
Longayim 279
Liolongchum 356
Alikhum 170
Bhandari Hq 6,482
Yimpang 1,400
Bhandari Vill 382
Mekirang 154
Khumchoyan 391
Serika 'A' + 'B' 346
Yimparasa 346

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