Meenja Population, Caste, Working Data Kasaragod, Kerala - Census 2011

Meenja is a village situated in Kasaragod taluka of Kasaragod district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 826 families residing in the village Meenja. The total population of Meenja is 4,144 out of which 2,044 are males and 2,100 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meenja is 1,027.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Meenja village is 460 which is 11% of the total population. There are 213 male children and 247 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meenja is 1,160 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,027) of Meenja village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meenja is 86.6%. Thus Meenja village has a higher literacy rate compared to 79.4% of Kasaragod district. The male literacy rate is 92.14% and the female literacy rate is 81.17% in Meenja village.

Population
4,144
Families
826
Literacy
86.62%
Sex Ratio
1,027

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Meenja village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Meenja Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 460 213 247
Literacy 86.62% 92.14% 81.17%
Scheduled Caste 245 127 118
Scheduled Tribe 25 14 11
Illiterate 953 357 596

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Meenja village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meenja village out of total population, 2,132 were engaged in work activities. 79.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,132 workers engaged in Main Work, 192 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,692 1,021 671
Cultivators 192 116 76
Agriculture Labourer 57 47 10
Household Industries 354 42 312
Other Workers 1,089 816 273
Marginal Workers 440 191 249
Non Working 2,012 832 1,180

Map of Meenja, Kasaragod, Kerala


Nearby Villages to Meenja, Kasaragod

Below are the list of villages near Meenja village in Kasaragod.

Village Population
Talikala 1,847
Kadambar 2,616
Kaliyoor 2,323
Moodambail 4,779
Koliyoor 2,743
Kuloor 3,381
Kodalamogaru 5,788
Majibail 1,485
Pathur 6,383
Badaje 8,170

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