Mekhadi Population, Caste, Working Data Junagadh, Gujarat - Census 2011

Mekhadi is a village situated in Mangrol taluka of Junagadh district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 788 families residing in the village Mekhadi. The total population of Mekhadi is 4,049 out of which 2,118 are males and 1,931 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mekhadi is 912.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Mekhadi village is 488 which is 12% of the total population. There are 253 male children and 235 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mekhadi is 929 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Mekhadi village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mekhadi is 69.9%. Thus Mekhadi village has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.2% of Junagadh district. The male literacy rate is 80.16% and the female literacy rate is 58.67% in Mekhadi village.

Population
4,049
Families
788
Literacy
69.92%
Sex Ratio
912

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Mekhadi village is JENTIBHAI JADAV. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mekhadi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Mekhadi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 488 253 235
Literacy 69.92% 80.16% 58.67%
Scheduled Caste 752 408 344
Scheduled Tribe 103 54 49
Illiterate 1,559 623 936

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Mekhadi village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mekhadi village out of total population, 1,626 were engaged in work activities. 98.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,626 workers engaged in Main Work, 554 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 867 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,595 1,204 391
Cultivators 554 457 97
Agriculture Labourer 867 602 265
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 173 144 29
Marginal Workers 31 28 3
Non Working 2,423 886 1,537

Map of Mekhadi, Junagadh, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Mekhadi, Mangrol

Below are the list of villages near Mekhadi village in Mangrol.

Village Population
Thali 1,113
Virol 1,732
Sarsali 1,881
Kankana 1,335
Sandha 1,518
Divrana 2,202
Samarda 1,716
Kalej 3,566
Sharma 1,711
Chankhva 2,013

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