Mer Population, Caste, Working Data East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh - Census 2011
Mer is a village situated in Namsing circle of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 120 families residing in the village Mer. The total population of Mer is 776 out of which 391 are males and 385 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mer is 985.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Mer village is 208 which is 27% of the total population. There are 98 male children and 110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mer is 1,122 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Mer village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mer is 54.6%. Thus Mer village has a lower literacy rate compared to 63.1% of East Siang district. The male literacy rate is 75.43% and the female literacy rate is 32.36% in Mer village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mer village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mer Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mer village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 208 | 98 | 110 |
| Literacy | 54.58% | 75.43% | 32.36% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 763 | 383 | 380 |
| Illiterate | 466 | 170 | 296 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.3% of total population in Mer village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mer village out of total population, 346 were engaged in work activities. 99.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 346 workers engaged in Main Work, 341 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 343 | 175 | 168 |
| Cultivators | 341 | 174 | 167 |
| Other Workers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Non Working | 430 | 214 | 216 |
Map of Mer, East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh
Nearby Villages to Mer, Namsing
Below are the list of villages near Mer village in Namsing.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gadum | 349 |
| Namsing | 1,589 |
| Kongkul | 187 |
| Seram | 829 |
| New Borguli | 239 |
| Borguli | 664 |
| Kiyit | 1,237 |
| Ngopok | 1,589 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mer, East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh - Wikipedia