Mehi Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mehi is a village situated in Kashipur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 450 families residing in the village Mehi. The total population of Mehi is 2,240 out of which 1,137 are males and 1,103 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mehi is 970.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Mehi village is 285 which is 13% of the total population. There are 150 male children and 135 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mehi is 900 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Mehi village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mehi is 67.4%. Thus Mehi village has a higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 80.24% and the female literacy rate is 54.24% in Mehi village.

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

Mehi Data as per Census 2011

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

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 77.1% of total population in Mehi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mehi village out of total population, 1,375 were engaged in work activities. 41.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,375 workers engaged in Main Work, 191 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 125 were Agricultural labourers.

Map of Mehi, Puruliya, West Bengal

Nearby Villages to Mehi, Kashipur

Below are the list of villages near Mehi village in Kashipur.

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Mehi, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia