Metha Population, Caste, Working Data Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Metha is a village situated in Burhanpur tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 478 families residing in the village Metha. The total population of Metha is 2,793 out of which 1,501 are males and 1,292 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Metha is 861.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Metha village is 481 which is 17% of the total population. There are 266 male children and 215 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Metha is 808 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (861) of Metha village.

Population
2,793
Families
478
Literacy
51.38%
Sex Ratio
861

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Metha is 51.4%. Thus Metha village has lower literacy rate compared to 53.9% of Burhanpur district. The male literacy rate is 64.13% and the female literacy rate is 36.77% in Metha village.

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

Metha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 481 266 215
Literacy 51.38% 64.13% 36.77%
Scheduled Caste 178 101 77
Scheduled Tribe 505 252 253
Illiterate 1,605 709 896

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.1% of total population in Metha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Metha village out of total population, 1,276 were engaged in work activities. 98.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,276 workers engaged in Main Work, 272 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 962 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,252 763 489
Cultivators 272 205 67
Agriculture Labourer 962 544 418
Household Industries 4 1 3
Other Workers 14 13 1
Marginal Workers 24 10 14
Non Working 1,517 728 789

Nearby Villages to Metha,

Below are the list of villages near Metha village in Burhanpur.

Village Population
Morkheda Khurd 185
Jambupani 1,701
Morkheda Kalan 243
Gadhi 451
Bhawasa 3,089
Turak Gurada 2,192
Mohad 4,576
Andhari 97
Malvir 1,288
Pipli Ryt 1,755

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