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

Methan is a village situated in Dhrangadhra taluka of Surendranagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 527 families residing in the village Methan. The total population of Methan is 2,438 out of which 1,274 are males and 1,164 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Methan is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Methan village is 265 which is 11% of the total population. There are 155 male children and 110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Methan is 710 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914) of Methan village.

Population
2,438
Families
527
Literacy
74.32%
Sex Ratio
914

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Methan is 74.3%. Thus Methan village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.3% of Surendranagar district. The male literacy rate is 84.63% and the female literacy rate is 63.38% in Methan village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Methan village is . 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 265 155 110
Literacy 74.32% 84.63% 63.38%
Scheduled Caste 229 124 105
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 823 327 496

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Methan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Methan village out of total population, 1,293 were engaged in work activities. 69.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,293 workers engaged in Main Work, 403 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 351 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 897 741 156
Cultivators 403 392 11
Agriculture Labourer 351 228 123
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 137 115 22
Marginal Workers 396 33 363
Non Working 1,145 500 645

Nearby Villages to Methan,

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

Village Population
Hirapur 838
Sarval 1,253
Ramgadh 1,798
Sokhada 1,009
Jegadva 2,467
Rajcharadi 2,800
Vrajpar 1,509
Hampar 1,363
Jasapar 1,338
Navalgadh 2,081

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