Meghavadar Population, Caste, Working Data Jamnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011
Meghavadar is a village situated in Lalpur taluka of Jamnagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 165 families residing in the village Meghavadar. The total population of Meghavadar is 764 out of which 382 are males and 382 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meghavadar is 1,000.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meghavadar village is 107 which is 14% of the total population. There are 58 male children and 49 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meghavadar is 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Meghavadar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meghavadar is 60.9%. Thus Meghavadar village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Jamnagar district. The male literacy rate is 67.9% and the female literacy rate is 54.05% in Meghavadar village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Meghavadar village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Meghavadar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Meghavadar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meghavadar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 107 | 58 | 49 |
| Literacy | 60.88% | 67.9% | 54.05% |
| Scheduled Caste | 48 | 23 | 25 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| Illiterate | 364 | 162 | 202 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.7% of total population in Meghavadar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Meghavadar village out of total population, 343 were engaged in work activities. 74.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 343 workers engaged in Main Work, 151 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 75 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 255 | 223 | 32 |
| Cultivators | 151 | 130 | 21 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 75 | 69 | 6 |
| Other Workers | 29 | 24 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 88 | 20 | 68 |
| Non Working | 421 | 139 | 282 |
Nearby Villages to Meghavadar,
Below are the list of villages near Meghavadar village in Lalpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Arablus | 1,649 |
| Veraval Moti | 1,557 |
| Setalus | 892 |
| Pipartoda | 2,815 |
| Rangpar | 1,034 |
| Haripar | 2,501 |
| Lakhiya Mota | 1,215 |
| Sevak Bhatiya | 379 |
| Rasangpar | 1,208 |
| Sevak Dhuniya | 1,020 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Meghavadar, Jamnagar, Gujarat - Wikipedia