Mevasa Population, Caste, Working Data Jamnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011
Mevasa is a village situated in Kalyanpur taluka of Jamnagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 521 families residing in the village Mevasa. The total population of Mevasa is 2,830 out of which 1,431 are males and 1,399 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mevasa is 978.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mevasa village is 369 which is 13% of the total population. There are 205 male children and 164 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mevasa is 800 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Mevasa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mevasa is 55.6%. Thus Mevasa village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Jamnagar district. The male literacy rate is 67.54% and the female literacy rate is 43.72% in Mevasa village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Mevasa village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mevasa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mevasa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mevasa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 369 | 205 | 164 |
| Literacy | 55.59% | 67.54% | 43.72% |
| Scheduled Caste | 551 | 276 | 275 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 1,462 | 603 | 859 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Mevasa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mevasa village out of total population, 1,512 were engaged in work activities. 94.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,512 workers engaged in Main Work, 925 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 447 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,430 | 850 | 580 |
| Cultivators | 925 | 547 | 378 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 447 | 251 | 196 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 56 | 50 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 82 | 24 | 58 |
| Non Working | 1,318 | 557 | 761 |
Nearby Villages to Mevasa,
Below are the list of villages near Mevasa village in Kalyanpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ran | 8,648 |
| Mahadeviya | 1,691 |
| Habardi Manipur | 1,826 |
| Ranjitpar | 1,662 |
| Asota Mota | 4,004 |
| Gurgadh | 1,852 |
| Virpur Lusari | 927 |
| Gaga | 3,046 |
| Pindara | 2,130 |
| Nandana | 7,106 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mevasa, Jamnagar, Gujarat - Wikipedia