Melan Population, Caste, Working Data Jamnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011
Melan is a village situated in Jamjodhpur taluka of Jamnagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 264 families residing in the village Melan. The total population of Melan is 1,497 out of which 785 are males and 712 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melan is 907.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melan village is 224 which is 15% of the total population. There are 114 male children and 110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melan is 965 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Melan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melan is 65.3%. Thus Melan village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Jamnagar district. The male literacy rate is 73.92% and the female literacy rate is 55.65% in Melan village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Melan village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Melan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Melan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Melan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 224 | 114 | 110 |
| Literacy | 65.28% | 73.92% | 55.65% |
| Scheduled Caste | 80 | 43 | 37 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 418 | 216 | 202 |
| Illiterate | 666 | 289 | 377 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.9% of total population in Melan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Melan village out of total population, 790 were engaged in work activities. 90.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 790 workers engaged in Main Work, 263 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 423 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 716 | 488 | 228 |
| Cultivators | 263 | 187 | 76 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 423 | 277 | 146 |
| Other Workers | 30 | 24 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 74 | 8 | 66 |
| Non Working | 707 | 289 | 418 |
Nearby Villages to Melan,
Below are the list of villages near Melan village in Jamjodhpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ambardi Mevasa | 834 |
| Kadbal | 1,807 |
| Ambardi Meghpar | 555 |
| Vasantpur | 1,021 |
| Chiroda Muluji | 588 |
| Jamvali | 3,550 |
| Jasapar | 493 |
| Chur | 707 |
| Kalyanpur | 654 |
| Balva | 2,104 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Melan, Jamnagar, Gujarat - Wikipedia