Merth Population, Caste, Working Data Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Merth is a village situated in Kathua tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 373 families residing in the village Merth. The total population of Merth is 1,795 out of which 921 are males and 874 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merth is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Merth village is 273 which is 15% of the total population. There are 153 male children and 120 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merth is 784 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (949) of Merth village.

Population
1,795
Families
373
Literacy
80.55%
Sex Ratio
949

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merth is 80.6%. Thus Merth village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Kathua district. The male literacy rate is 88.02% and the female literacy rate is 72.94% in Merth village.

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

Merth Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 273 153 120
Literacy 80.55% 88.02% 72.94%
Scheduled Caste 433 226 207
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 569 245 324

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Merth village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merth village out of total population, 465 were engaged in work activities. 75.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 465 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 352 328 24
Cultivators 83 79 4
Agriculture Labourer 35 34 1
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 228 210 18
Marginal Workers 113 104 9
Non Working 1,330 489 841

Nearby Villages to Merth,

Below are the list of villages near Merth village in Kathua.

Village Population
Kalna 362
Nagrota 1,403
Nanan 768
Bandrahr 1,917
Dabwal 287
Budhi 3,805
Chak Bhagta 899
Narain Pur 588
Bhakhrial 120
Sanghan 184

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