Meghalpur Population, Caste, Working Data Anand, Gujarat - Census 2011
Meghalpur is a village situated in Sojitra taluka of Anand district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 371 families residing in the village Meghalpur. The total population of Meghalpur is 1,736 out of which 887 are males and 849 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meghalpur is 957.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meghalpur village is 248 which is 14% of the total population. There are 119 male children and 129 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meghalpur is 1,084 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Meghalpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meghalpur is 79.3%. Thus Meghalpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.1% of Anand district. The male literacy rate is 90.62% and the female literacy rate is 67.22% in Meghalpur village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Meghalpur village is KANTIBHAI BABUBHAI RATHOD. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Meghalpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Meghalpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meghalpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 248 | 119 | 129 |
| Literacy | 79.3% | 90.62% | 67.22% |
| Scheduled Caste | 113 | 55 | 58 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 556 | 191 | 365 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meghalpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Meghalpur village out of total population, 857 were engaged in work activities. 77% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 857 workers engaged in Main Work, 202 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 345 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 660 | 513 | 147 |
| Cultivators | 202 | 200 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 345 | 286 | 59 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 112 | 26 | 86 |
| Marginal Workers | 197 | 59 | 138 |
| Non Working | 879 | 315 | 564 |
Nearby Villages to Meghalpur,
Below are the list of villages near Meghalpur village in Sojitra.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Meghalpur, Anand, Gujarat - Wikipedia