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

Meta is a village situated in Vadgam taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,289 families residing in the village Meta. The total population of Meta is 6,353 out of which 3,172 are males and 3,181 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meta is 1,003.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meta village is 797 which is 13% of the total population. There are 397 male children and 400 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meta is 1,008 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,003) of Meta village.

Population
6,353
Families
1,289
Literacy
85.85%
Sex Ratio
1,003

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meta is 85.9%. Thus Meta village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 94.27% and the female literacy rate is 77.45% in Meta village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Meta village is MANKNOJIYA SAKINABEN.S. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Meta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Meta Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 797 397 400
Literacy 85.85% 94.27% 77.45%
Scheduled Caste 1,069 551 518
Scheduled Tribe 177 85 92
Illiterate 1,583 556 1,027

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.8% of total population in Meta village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meta village out of total population, 2,215 were engaged in work activities. 81.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,215 workers engaged in Main Work, 201 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 296 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,797 1,508 289
Cultivators 201 179 22
Agriculture Labourer 296 214 82
Household Industries 58 30 28
Other Workers 1,242 1,085 157
Marginal Workers 418 168 250
Non Working 4,138 1,496 2,642

Nearby Villages to Meta,

Below are the list of villages near Meta village in Vadgam.

Village Population
Basu 13,247
Pirojpura 3,601
Changa 4,276
Mahi 5,533
Changwada 4,766
Bharkawada 2,288
Sherpura 3,184
Nalasar 2,025
Majadar 9,702
Timbachudi 1,821

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