megha Population, Caste, Working Data Cuttack, Odisha - Census 2011
megha is a village situated in Athagad block of Cuttack district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 325 families residing in the village megha. The total population of megha is 1,526 out of which 776 are males and 750 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of megha is 966.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in megha village is 169 which is 11% of the total population. There are 88 male children and 81 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of megha is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966) of megha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of megha is 86.2%. Thus megha village has a higher literacy rate compared to 76.6% of Cuttack district. The male literacy rate is 95.64% and the female literacy rate is 76.53% in megha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), megha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
megha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about megha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 169 | 88 | 81 |
| Literacy | 86.22% | 95.64% | 76.53% |
| Scheduled Caste | 208 | 100 | 108 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 96 | 42 | 54 |
| Illiterate | 356 | 118 | 238 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.3% of total population in megha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In megha village out of total population, 557 were engaged in work activities. 88.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 557 workers engaged in Main Work, 149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 120 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 492 | 445 | 47 |
| Cultivators | 149 | 149 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 120 | 89 | 31 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Other Workers | 216 | 206 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 65 | 35 | 30 |
| Non Working | 969 | 296 | 673 |
Map of megha, Cuttack, Odisha
Nearby Villages to megha, Athagad
Below are the list of villages near megha village in Athagad.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dhurukudia | 1,069 |
| Kandarpur | 2,542 |
| Patenigan | 592 |
| Nandailo | 387 |
| Balarampur | 1,884 |
| Raotarapur | 318 |
| Nuagada | 504 |
| Baghera | 100 |
| Katkiasahi | 1,269 |
| Dasapur | 1,362 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- megha, Cuttack, Odisha - Wikipedia