Merdha Population, Caste, Working Data Jajapur, Odisha - Census 2011

Merdha is a village situated in Mangalpur block of Jajapur district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 337 families residing in the village Merdha. The total population of Merdha is 1,405 out of which 707 are males and 698 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merdha is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Merdha village is 190 which is 14% of the total population. There are 96 male children and 94 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merdha is 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (987) of Merdha village.

Population
1,405
Families
337
Literacy
75.06%
Sex Ratio
987

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merdha is 75.1%. Thus Merdha village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.6% of Jajapur district. The male literacy rate is 79.87% and the female literacy rate is 70.2% in Merdha village.

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

Merdha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 190 96 94
Literacy 75.06% 79.87% 70.2%
Scheduled Caste 137 75 62
Scheduled Tribe 117 62 55
Illiterate 493 219 274

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.3% of total population in Merdha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merdha village out of total population, 368 were engaged in work activities. 59.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 368 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 218 197 21
Cultivators 61 58 3
Agriculture Labourer 26 25 1
Household Industries 7 6 1
Other Workers 124 108 16
Marginal Workers 150 143 7
Non Working 1,037 367 670

Nearby Villages to Merdha,

Below are the list of villages near Merdha village in Mangalpur.

Village Population
Prakata Pur 817
Depura 820
Balada 943
Aindipur 28
Bibhuti pur 1,677
Taranga Sagarpur 1,590
Gopalpur 1,470
Champeipal 749
Tentulidia 707
Dhoda 447

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