Meral Population, Caste, Working Data Khunti, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Meral is a village situated in Murhu block of Khunti district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 86 families residing in the village Meral. The total population of Meral is 390 out of which 207 are males and 183 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meral is 884.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meral village is 54 which is 14% of the total population. There are 28 male children and 26 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meral is 929 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (884) of Meral village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meral is 78.9%. Thus Meral village has higher literacy rate compared to 53.5% of Khunti district. The male literacy rate is 87.15% and the female literacy rate is 69.43% in Meral village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Meral village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Meral Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meral village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 54 | 28 | 26 |
| Literacy | 78.87% | 87.15% | 69.43% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 174 | 85 | 89 |
| Illiterate | 125 | 51 | 74 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 44.6% of total population in Meral village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Meral village out of total population, 208 were engaged in work activities. 3.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 96.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 208 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 201 | 98 | 103 |
| Non Working | 182 | 102 | 80 |
Nearby Villages to Meral,
Below are the list of villages near Meral village in Murhu.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Meral, Khunti, Jharkhand - Wikipedia