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

Mepada is a village situated in Vadgam taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 336 families residing in the village Mepada. The total population of Mepada is 1,539 out of which 789 are males and 750 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mepada is 951.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Mepada village is 250 which is 16% of the total population. There are 136 male children and 114 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mepada is 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Mepada village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mepada is 66.5%. Thus Mepada village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 79.02% and the female literacy rate is 53.62% in Mepada village.

Population
1,539
Families
336
Literacy
66.49%
Sex Ratio
951

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

Mepada Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 250 136 114
Literacy 66.49% 79.02% 53.62%
Scheduled Caste 266 132 134
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 682 273 409

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mepada village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mepada village out of total population, 648 were engaged in work activities. 95.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 648 workers engaged in Main Work, 132 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 296 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 618 422 196
Cultivators 132 126 6
Agriculture Labourer 296 223 73
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 188 71 117
Marginal Workers 30 14 16
Non Working 891 353 538

Map of Mepada, Banaskantha, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Mepada, Vadgam

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

Village Population
Badarpura 667
Gidasan Moti 1,549
Salemkot 1,800
Nandotra 3,596
Tajpura 687
Fategadh 2,273
Iqbalpura 511
Pasvadal 3,053
Navo Vas 658
Manpura 1,214

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