Meerpet Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Rangareddy, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Meerpet is a Census Town city situated in Saroornagar mandal of Rangareddy district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 7,513 families residing in the Meerpet city. The total population of Meerpet is 32,013 out of which 16,282 are males and 15,731 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meerpet is 966.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Meerpet city is 3628 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1851 male children and 1777 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meerpet is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meerpet is 83.9%. Thus Meerpet has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.9% of Rangareddy district. The male literacy rate is 89.08% and the female literacy rate is 78.58% in Meerpet.

Population
32,013
Literacy
83.9%
Sex Ratio
966

Meerpet Census Town has total administration over 7,513 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Meerpet Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meerpet Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 3,628 1,851 1,777
Literacy 83.9% 79% 69.7%
Scheduled Caste 4,615 2,300 2,315
Scheduled Tribe 1,270 667 603
Illiterate 8,193 3,427 4,766

Caste-wise Population - Meerpet

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4% of total population in Meerpet.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,615 2,300 2,315
Schedule Tribe 1,270 667 603

Religion-wise Population - Meerpet

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Meerpet is 29,733 which is 92.88% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Meerpet is 864 which is 2.7% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Meerpet as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 29,733 (92.88%) 15,170 14,563
Muslim 864 (2.7%) 438 426
Christian 785 (2.45%) 385 400
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 6 (0.02%) 3 3
Jain 31 (0.1%) 17 14
Other Religion 16 (0.05%) 8 8
No Religion Specified 576 (1.8%) 260 316

Literacy Rate - Meerpet

The total literacy rate of Meerpet was 83.92% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 23,820 literates, males were 12,855 while females were 10,965. Also the male literacy rate was 89.08% and the female literacy rate was 78.58% in Meerpet.

  Meerpet Andhra Pradesh
Female 78.58% 59.15%
Male 89.08% 74.88%
Total 83.92% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Meerpet

The Sex Ratio of Meerpet is 966. Thus per every 1000 men there were 966 females in Meerpet. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Meerpet.


Child Population - Meerpet

According to Census 2011, there were 3,628 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Meerpet. Out of which 1,851 were male while 1,777 were female.


Working Population - Meerpet

In Meerpet Census Town out of total population, 11,204 were engaged in work activities. 89% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,204 workers engaged in Main Work, 77 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 138 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,972 7,885 2,087
Cultivators 77 56 21
Agriculture Labourer 138 101 37
Household Industries 156 104 52
Other Workers 9,601 7,624 1,977
Marginal Workers 1,232 740 492
Non Working 20,809 7,657 13,152

Meerpet Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Meerpet is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 32,013 74.4% 966

Map of Meerpet, Rangareddy, Andhra Pradesh


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