Merdi Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Merdi is a village situated in Murbad taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 192 families residing in the village Merdi. The total population of Merdi is 988 out of which 473 are males and 515 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merdi is 1,089.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Merdi village is 127 which is 13% of the total population. There are 65 male children and 62 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merdi is 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,089) of Merdi village.

Population
988
Families
192
Literacy
64.58%
Sex Ratio
1,089

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merdi is 64.6%. Thus Merdi village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 72.3% and the female literacy rate is 57.62% in Merdi village.

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

Merdi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 127 65 62
Literacy 64.58% 72.3% 57.62%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 648 313 335
Illiterate 432 178 254

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 65.6% of total population in Merdi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merdi village out of total population, 608 were engaged in work activities. 61.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 608 workers engaged in Main Work, 163 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 176 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 373 192 181
Cultivators 163 79 84
Agriculture Labourer 176 90 86
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 33 23 10
Marginal Workers 235 109 126
Non Working 380 172 208

Nearby Villages to Merdi,

Below are the list of villages near Merdi village in Murbad.

Village Population
Dighephal 105
Paronde 406
Kochare Bk. 415
Panshet 510
Kochare Kh. 182
Nyahadi 781
Ambiwali 267
Khutal Baragaon 1,747
Jadai 491
Chasole 907

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