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Meluri Circle Population, Caste, Religion Data - Phek district, Nagaland

Meluri Circle of Phek district has total population of 13,890 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 7,108 are males while 6,782 are females. In 2011 there were total 3,036 families residing in Meluri Circle. The Average Sex Ratio of Meluri Circle is 954.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Meluri Circle lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 61.4% and the sex ratio of Meluri Circle is 954.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meluri Circle is 2598 which is 19% of the total population. There are 1318 male children and 1280 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meluri Circle is 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 954 ) of Meluri Circle.

The total literacy rate of Meluri Circle is 61.37%. The male literacy rate is 55.11% and the female literacy rate is 44.43% in Meluri Circle.

Population
13,890
Families
3,036
Literacy
61.37%
Sex Ratio
954

To facilitate the administration, Meluri Circle is further divided into 13 villages.

Meluri Circle Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meluri Circle.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 2,598 1,318 1,280
Literacy 61.37% 55.11% 44.43%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 13,158 6,636 6,522
Illiterate 6,960 3,191 3,769

Caste-wise Population - Meluri Circle

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 94.7% of total population in Meluri Circle of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 13,158 6,636 6,522

Religion-wise Population - Meluri Circle

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 364 (2.62%) 245 119
Muslim 171 (1.23%) 119 52
Christian 13,222 (95.19%) 6,682 6,540
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 32 (0.23%) 13 19
Jain 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Other Religion 93 (0.67%) 44 49
No Religion Specified 6 (0.04%) 4 2

Literacy Rate - Meluri Circle

Average literacy rate of Meluri Circle in 2011 were 61.37% in which, male and female literacy were 67.65% and 54.76% respectively. Total literate in Meluri Circle were 6,930 of which male and female were 3,917 and 3,013 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Meluri Circle

The Sex Ratio of Meluri Circle is 954 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 954 females in Meluri Circle. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 954 ) of Meluri Circle.

Child Population - Meluri Circle

According to Census 2011, there were 2,598 children between age 0 to 6 years in Meluri Circle. Out of which 2,598 were male while 2,598 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Meluri Circle

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Meluri Circle living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Meluri Circle lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 2,598.

Total Urban Rural
Population 13,890 0 13,890
Children (0 - 6 years) 2,598 0 2,598
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 13,158 0 13,158
Literacy 61.37% - 61.37%
Sex Ratio 954 - 954

Working Population - Meluri Circle

In Meluri Circle out of total population, 5,434 were engaged in work activities. 76% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,434 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,799 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 53 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,131 2,385 1,746
Cultivators 2,799 1,319 1,480
Agriculture Labourer 53 36 17
Household Industries 9 6 3
Other Workers 1,270 1,024 246
Marginal Workers 1,303 527 776
Non Working 8,456 4,196 4,260

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