Meghawas Population, Caste, Working Data Barmer, Rajasthan - Census 2011
Meghawas is a village situated in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 194 families residing in the village Meghawas. The total population of Meghawas is 1,240 out of which 620 are males and 620 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meghawas is 1,000.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meghawas village is 232 which is 19% of the total population. There are 122 male children and 110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meghawas is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Meghawas village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meghawas is 51.2%. Thus Meghawas village has higher literacy rate compared to 45.6% of Barmer district. The male literacy rate is 66.87% and the female literacy rate is 35.88% in Meghawas village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Meghawas village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Meghawas Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meghawas village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 232 | 122 | 110 |
| Literacy | 51.19% | 66.87% | 35.88% |
| Scheduled Caste | 160 | 76 | 84 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 29 | 16 | 13 |
| Illiterate | 724 | 287 | 437 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Meghawas village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Meghawas village out of total population, 661 were engaged in work activities. 88.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 661 workers engaged in Main Work, 561 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 584 | 299 | 285 |
| Cultivators | 561 | 280 | 281 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 77 | 22 | 55 |
| Non Working | 579 | 299 | 280 |
Nearby Villages to Meghawas,
Below are the list of villages near Meghawas village in Pachpadra.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mandli | 2,631 |
| Tibaniya | 541 |
| Veelon Ki Dhani | 649 |
| Bagnawas | 440 |
| Nevri Dhana | 962 |
| Baniyawas | 1,254 |
| Newri | 1,916 |
| Patasar | 2,187 |
| Dhatarwalon Ki Dhani | 520 |
| Thoombli | 1,003 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Meghawas, Barmer, Rajasthan - Wikipedia