Mehat Population, Caste, Working Data Kapurthala, Punjab - Census 2011

Mehat is a village situated in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 631 families residing in the village Mehat. The total population of Mehat is 2,856 out of which 1,432 are males and 1,424 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mehat is 994.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Mehat village is 272 which is 10% of the total population. There are 133 male children and 139 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mehat is 1,045 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (994) of Mehat village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mehat is 78.9%. Thus Mehat village has a higher literacy rate compared to 70.7% of Kapurthala district. The male literacy rate is 83.91% and the female literacy rate is 73.85% in Mehat village.

Population
2,856
Families
631
Literacy
78.91%
Sex Ratio
994

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

Mehat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 272 133 139
Literacy 78.91% 83.91% 73.85%
Scheduled Caste 2,082 1,026 1,056
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 817 342 475

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 72.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mehat village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mehat village out of total population, 758 were engaged in work activities. 94.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 758 workers engaged in Main Work, 115 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 50 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 718 669 49
Cultivators 115 110 5
Agriculture Labourer 50 49 1
Household Industries 9 9 0
Other Workers 544 501 43
Marginal Workers 40 27 13
Non Working 2,098 736 1,362

Map of Mehat, Kapurthala, Punjab


Nearby Villages to Mehat, Phagwara

Below are the list of villages near Mehat village in Phagwara.

Village Population
Dhak Narang Shah Pur 671
Saprore 1,407
Chak Hakim 2,386
Hradaspur 1,472
Khangura 806
Narangpur 450
Nangal Majha 2,053
Atholi 1,342
Barn 1,106
Gandhwan 1,454

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