Melamba Population, Caste, Working Data Nayagarh, Odisha - Census 2011
Melamba is a village situated in Itamati block of Nayagarh district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 225 families residing in the village Melamba. The total population of Melamba is 916 out of which 473 are males and 443 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melamba is 937.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melamba village is 95 which is 10% of the total population. There are 47 male children and 48 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melamba is 1,021 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Melamba village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melamba is 85.6%. Thus Melamba village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Nayagarh district. The male literacy rate is 94.37% and the female literacy rate is 76.2% in Melamba village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Melamba village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Melamba Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Melamba village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 95 | 47 | 48 |
| Literacy | 85.63% | 94.37% | 76.2% |
| Scheduled Caste | 38 | 19 | 19 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 213 | 71 | 142 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Melamba village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Melamba village out of total population, 382 were engaged in work activities. 94.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 382 workers engaged in Main Work, 171 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 361 | 258 | 103 |
| Cultivators | 171 | 119 | 52 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 81 | 74 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Other Workers | 94 | 57 | 37 |
| Marginal Workers | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| Non Working | 534 | 200 | 334 |
Nearby Villages to Melamba,
Below are the list of villages near Melamba village in Itamati.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Pelagunthuni | 126 |
| Damodarpur | 116 |
| Saradhapur | 3,555 |
| Gobindpur | 1,182 |
| Barbati | 919 |
| Haripur | 1,353 |
| Gadadharprasad | 698 |
| Balikudia | 995 |
| Sukalagadia | 763 |
| Champatipur | 4,379 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Melamba, Nayagarh, Odisha - Wikipedia