Methan Population, Caste, Working Data Dahod, Gujarat - Census 2011

Methan is a village situated in Limkheda taluka of Dahod district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,309 families residing in the village Methan. The total population of Methan is 7,842 out of which 3,926 are males and 3,916 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Methan is 997.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Methan village is 1479 which is 19% of the total population. There are 756 male children and 723 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Methan is 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (997) of Methan village.

Population
7,842
Families
1,309
Literacy
52.7%
Sex Ratio
997

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Methan is 52.7%. Thus Methan village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.3% of Dahod district. The male literacy rate is 62.97% and the female literacy rate is 42.5% in Methan village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Methan village is SAVITABEN RAMSINGBHAI DAMOR. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Methan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Methan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,479 756 723
Literacy 52.7% 62.97% 42.5%
Scheduled Caste 100 44 56
Scheduled Tribe 6,145 3,062 3,083
Illiterate 4,489 1,930 2,559

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 78.4% of total population in Methan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Methan village out of total population, 3,998 were engaged in work activities. 58.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,998 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,040 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,339 1,543 796
Cultivators 1,183 1,152 31
Agriculture Labourer 1,040 302 738
Household Industries 27 18 9
Other Workers 89 71 18
Marginal Workers 1,659 494 1,165
Non Working 3,844 1,889 1,955

Nearby Villages to Methan,

Below are the list of villages near Methan village in Limkheda.

Village Population
Mota Ambaliya 1,449
Surpur 1,982
Parmarna Dungarpur 1,606
Rathodna Dungarpur 1,617
Bhutkhedi 1,253
Nani Sanjeli 2,539
Panta 1,024
Navipuri 500
Chachakpur 1,184
Tarmi 3,733

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