Merho Population, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Merho is a village situated in Gande block of Giridih district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 80 families residing in the village Merho. The total population of Merho is 408 out of which 203 are males and 205 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merho is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Merho village is 72 which is 18% of the total population. There are 37 male children and 35 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merho is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,010) of Merho village.

Population
408
Families
80
Literacy
63.1%
Sex Ratio
1,010

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merho is 63.1%. Thus Merho village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.3% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 86.14% and the female literacy rate is 40.59% in Merho village.

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

Merho Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 72 37 35
Literacy 63.1% 86.14% 40.59%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 285 141 144
Illiterate 196 60 136

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 69.9% of total population in Merho village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merho village out of total population, 140 were engaged in work activities. 27.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 140 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 38 24 14
Cultivators 3 0 3
Agriculture Labourer 13 5 8
Other Workers 22 19 3
Marginal Workers 102 81 21
Non Working 268 98 170

Nearby Villages to Merho,

Below are the list of villages near Merho village in Gande.

Village Population
Karmatanr 294
Paharpur 150
Gadi Sirsia 269
Marwatanr 523
Charghara 410
Ahridih 972
Pipratol 372
Duwar Pahari 468
Goradih 659
Mednisare 1,141

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