Merle Population, Caste, Working Data Lohardaga, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Merle is a village situated in Kisko block of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 222 families residing in the village Merle. The total population of Merle is 1,066 out of which 518 are males and 548 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merle is 1,058.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Merle village is 145 which is 14% of the total population. There are 63 male children and 82 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merle is 1,302 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,058) of Merle village.

Population
1,066
Families
222
Literacy
72.42%
Sex Ratio
1,058

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merle is 72.4%. Thus Merle village has higher literacy rate compared to 56.2% of Lohardaga district. The male literacy rate is 85.49% and the female literacy rate is 59.66% in Merle village.

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

Merle Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 145 63 82
Literacy 72.42% 85.49% 59.66%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 728 337 391
Illiterate 399 129 270

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 68.3% of total population in Merle village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merle village out of total population, 744 were engaged in work activities. 25.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 744 workers engaged in Main Work, 139 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 189 146 43
Cultivators 139 115 24
Agriculture Labourer 16 9 7
Other Workers 34 22 12
Marginal Workers 555 224 331
Non Working 322 148 174

Nearby Villages to Merle,

Below are the list of villages near Merle village in Kisko.

Village Population
Jamhre 271
Bonga 520
Barwatoli 214
Hisri 3,914
Agardih 447
Chhotchorgain 490
Jogiara 405
Korgo 439
Barchorgain 856
Chanpi 356

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