Merhna Kalan Population, Caste, Working Data Garhwa, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Merhna Kalan is a village situated in Garhwa block of Garhwa district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 181 families residing in the village Merhna Kalan. The total population of Merhna Kalan is 901 out of which 469 are males and 432 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merhna Kalan is 921.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Merhna Kalan village is 162 which is 18% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 83 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merhna Kalan is 1,051 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (921) of Merhna Kalan village.

Population
901
Families
181
Literacy
71.99%
Sex Ratio
921

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merhna Kalan is 72%. Thus Merhna Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.4% of Garhwa district. The male literacy rate is 83.33% and the female literacy rate is 59.31% in Merhna Kalan village.

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

Merhna Kalan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 162 79 83
Literacy 71.99% 83.33% 59.31%
Scheduled Caste 157 84 73
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 369 144 225

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Merhna Kalan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merhna Kalan village out of total population, 214 were engaged in work activities. 17.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 82.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 214 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 37 32 5
Agriculture Labourer 3 2 1
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 33 29 4
Marginal Workers 177 156 21
Non Working 687 281 406

Nearby Villages to Merhna Kalan,

Below are the list of villages near Merhna Kalan village in Garhwa.

Village Population
Belchampa 3,210
Basaha 156
Pharatiya 5,127
Khajuri 130
Ursugi 3,816
Pipra 1,484
Gurdi 1,796
Merhna Khurd 887
Lapo 606
Pratappur 2,765

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