Medra Population, Caste, Working Data Gandhinagar, Gujarat - Census 2011
Medra is a village situated in Gandhinagar taluka of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 363 families residing in the village Medra. The total population of Medra is 1,887 out of which 975 are males and 912 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Medra is 935.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Medra village is 231 which is 12% of the total population. There are 125 male children and 106 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Medra is 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Medra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Medra is 80.3%. Thus Medra village has higher literacy rate compared to 74% of Gandhinagar district. The male literacy rate is 91.76% and the female literacy rate is 68.11% in Medra village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Medra village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Medra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Medra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Medra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 231 | 125 | 106 |
| Literacy | 80.25% | 91.76% | 68.11% |
| Scheduled Caste | 91 | 43 | 48 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 558 | 195 | 363 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Medra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Medra village out of total population, 675 were engaged in work activities. 75.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 675 workers engaged in Main Work, 145 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 185 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 507 | 469 | 38 |
| Cultivators | 145 | 141 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 185 | 169 | 16 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 172 | 154 | 18 |
| Marginal Workers | 168 | 97 | 71 |
| Non Working | 1,212 | 409 | 803 |
Nearby Villages to Medra,
Below are the list of villages near Medra village in Gandhinagar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Limbadia | 1,291 |
| Valad | 9,399 |
| Vira Talavdi | 1,921 |
| Sonarda | 3,203 |
| Galudan | 2,703 |
| Vankanerda | 1,686 |
| Pirojpur | 2,429 |
| Ratanpur | 1,598 |
| Khoraj | 6,105 |
| Shahpur | 3,055 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Medra, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - Wikipedia