Merha Population, Caste, Working Data Ranchi, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Merha is a village situated in Angara block of Ranchi district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 83 families residing in the village Merha. The total population of Merha is 423 out of which 211 are males and 212 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merha is 1,005.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Merha village is 56 which is 13% of the total population. There are 22 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merha is 1,545 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,005) of Merha village.

Population
423
Families
83
Literacy
86.92%
Sex Ratio
1,005

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merha is 86.9%. Thus Merha village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Ranchi district. The male literacy rate is 98.94% and the female literacy rate is 74.16% in Merha village.

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

Merha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 56 22 34
Literacy 86.92% 98.94% 74.16%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 324 162 162
Illiterate 104 24 80

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 76.6% of total population in Merha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merha village out of total population, 313 were engaged in work activities. 48.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 313 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 106 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 152 94 58
Cultivators 28 17 11
Agriculture Labourer 106 60 46
Household Industries 13 12 1
Other Workers 5 5 0
Marginal Workers 161 66 95
Non Working 110 51 59

Nearby Villages to Merha,

Below are the list of villages near Merha village in Angara.

Village Population
Jarga 1,716
Hapatbera 596
Paika 2,012
Heslabera 1,430
Banpur 1,578
Rajadera 4,077
Burhibera 601
Dhurleta 189
Chatra 5,088
Bisa 2,976

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