Meromdega Population, Caste, Working Data Simdega, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Meromdega is a village situated in Thethaitangar block of Simdega district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 709 families residing in the village Meromdega. The total population of Meromdega is 3,304 out of which 1,680 are males and 1,624 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meromdega is 967.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meromdega village is 542 which is 16% of the total population. There are 270 male children and 272 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meromdega is 1,007 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Meromdega village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meromdega is 65.1%. Thus Meromdega village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.3% of Simdega district. The male literacy rate is 74.68% and the female literacy rate is 55.03% in Meromdega village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Meromdega village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Meromdega Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meromdega village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 542 | 270 | 272 |
| Literacy | 65.06% | 74.68% | 55.03% |
| Scheduled Caste | 602 | 320 | 282 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2,147 | 1,074 | 1,073 |
| Illiterate | 1,507 | 627 | 880 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 65% of total population in Meromdega village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Meromdega village out of total population, 1,337 were engaged in work activities. 88.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,337 workers engaged in Main Work, 853 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 43 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,183 | 814 | 369 |
| Cultivators | 853 | 589 | 264 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 43 | 28 | 15 |
| Household Industries | 111 | 70 | 41 |
| Other Workers | 176 | 127 | 49 |
| Marginal Workers | 154 | 69 | 85 |
| Non Working | 1,967 | 797 | 1,170 |
Nearby Villages to Meromdega,
Below are the list of villages near Meromdega village in Thethaitangar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Siringbera | 1,808 |
| Ghutbahar | 4,427 |
| Bamalkera | 1,789 |
| Binjhiyabandh | 1,413 |
| Tukupani Gurgurchuan | 2,398 |
| Rajabasa | 1,898 |
| Kasdega | 1,255 |
| Kesra | 825 |
| Tapudega Pandripani | 1,649 |
| Kahupani | 1,518 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Meromdega, Simdega, Jharkhand - Wikipedia