Merwada Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Merwada is a village situated in Palanpur taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 274 families residing in the village Merwada. The total population of Merwada is 1,414 out of which 711 are males and 703 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merwada is 989.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Merwada village is 167 which is 12% of the total population. There are 87 male children and 80 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merwada is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Merwada village.

Population
1,414
Families
274
Literacy
77.47%
Sex Ratio
989

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merwada is 77.5%. Thus Merwada village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 91.51% and the female literacy rate is 63.4% in Merwada village.

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

Merwada Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 167 87 80
Literacy 77.47% 91.51% 63.4%
Scheduled Caste 243 124 119
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 448 140 308

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Merwada village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merwada village out of total population, 581 were engaged in work activities. 79.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 581 workers engaged in Main Work, 125 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 88 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 464 349 115
Cultivators 125 124 1
Agriculture Labourer 88 64 24
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 247 157 90
Marginal Workers 117 38 79
Non Working 833 324 509

Nearby Villages to Merwada,

Below are the list of villages near Merwada village in Palanpur.

Village Population
Gola 4,527
Vagda 4,885
Ruppura 806
Jagana 7,461
Manaka 1,410
Vasna 2,278
Gopalpura 279
Badarpura 2,989
Pipli 2,444
Saripada 1,237

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