Mer Population, Caste, Working Data Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Mer is a village situated in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 75 families residing in the village Mer. The total population of Mer is 317 out of which 144 are males and 173 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mer is 1,201.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mer village is 35 which is 11% of the total population. There are 17 male children and 18 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mer is 1,059 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,201) of Mer village.

Population
317
Families
75
Literacy
82.62%
Sex Ratio
1,201

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mer is 82.6%. Thus Mer village has higher literacy rate compared to 78.7% of Hamirpur district. The male literacy rate is 90.55% and the female literacy rate is 76.13% in Mer village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mer village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Mer Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mer village.

Total Male Female
Children 35 17 18
Literacy 82.62% 90.55% 76.13%
Scheduled Caste 204 104 100
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 84 29 55

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 64.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mer village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mer village out of total population, 188 were engaged in work activities. 36.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 188 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 68 64 4
Cultivators 2 1 1
Other Workers 66 63 3
Marginal Workers 120 19 101
Non Working 129 61 68

Nearby Villages to Mer,

Below are the list of villages near Mer village in Galore.

Village Population
Guriah 182
Ropri 91
Badaran 214
Pahlwin 119
Galor Khas 777
Daswin 239
Loharkur 140
Bhatnehri 140
Budhwin 338
Kotlu 195

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