Maira Population, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Maira is a village situated in Chainpur block of Palamu district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 103 families residing in the village Maira. The total population of Maira is 458 out of which 233 are males and 225 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maira is 966.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maira village is 100 which is 22% of the total population. There are 53 male children and 47 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maira is 887 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Maira village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maira is 58.7%. Thus Maira village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 76.67% and the female literacy rate is 40.45% in Maira village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Maira village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Maira Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Maira village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 100 | 53 | 47 |
| Literacy | 58.66% | 76.67% | 40.45% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 248 | 95 | 153 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Maira village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Maira village out of total population, 171 were engaged in work activities. 39.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 171 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 67 | 34 | 33 |
| Cultivators | 39 | 19 | 20 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 104 | 50 | 54 |
| Non Working | 287 | 149 | 138 |
Nearby Villages to Maira,
Below are the list of villages near Maira village in Chainpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Lidki | 1,766 |
| Pathar Alias Narsinhapur | 4,299 |
| Purna Majhgawan | 871 |
| Maudiha | 21 |
| Majhgawan | 1,771 |
| Mathura Dohari | 61 |
| Nagwa | 1,171 |
| Bankheta | 644 |
| Lokeya | 1,113 |
| Bhairwa | 883 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Maira, Palamu, Jharkhand - Wikipedia