Mehanda Population, Caste, Working Data Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011
Mehanda is a village situated in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir - Champa district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 398 families residing in the village Mehanda. The total population of Mehanda is 1,991 out of which 987 are males and 1,004 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mehanda is 1,017.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mehanda village is 304 which is 15% of the total population. There are 149 male children and 155 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mehanda is 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,017) of Mehanda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mehanda is 70.7%. Thus Mehanda village has higher literacy rate compared to 63% of Janjgir - Champa district. The male literacy rate is 84.25% and the female literacy rate is 57.24% in Mehanda village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mehanda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mehanda Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mehanda village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 304 | 149 | 155 |
| Literacy | 70.66% | 84.25% | 57.24% |
| Scheduled Caste | 431 | 215 | 216 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 799 | 281 | 518 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Mehanda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mehanda village out of total population, 1,184 were engaged in work activities. 23.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 76.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,184 workers engaged in Main Work, 167 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 280 | 261 | 19 |
| Cultivators | 167 | 161 | 6 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 89 | 77 | 12 |
| Marginal Workers | 904 | 366 | 538 |
| Non Working | 807 | 360 | 447 |
Nearby Villages to Mehanda,
Below are the list of villages near Mehanda village in Janjgir.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mehanda, Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia