Melan Population, Caste, Working Data Jamnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Melan is a village situated in Jamjodhpur taluka of Jamnagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 264 families residing in the village Melan. The total population of Melan is 1,497 out of which 785 are males and 712 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Melan is 907.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Melan village is 224 which is 15% of the total population. There are 114 male children and 110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melan is 965 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Melan village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Melan is 65.3%. Thus Melan village has a higher literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Jamnagar district. The male literacy rate is 73.92% and the female literacy rate is 55.65% in Melan village.

Population
1,497
Families
264
Literacy
65.28%
Sex Ratio
907

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

Melan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 224 114 110
Literacy 65.28% 73.92% 55.65%
Scheduled Caste 80 43 37
Scheduled Tribe 418 216 202
Illiterate 666 289 377

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.9% of total population in Melan village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Melan village out of total population, 790 were engaged in work activities. 90.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 790 workers engaged in Main Work, 263 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 423 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 716 488 228
Cultivators 263 187 76
Agriculture Labourer 423 277 146
Other Workers 30 24 6
Marginal Workers 74 8 66
Non Working 707 289 418

Map of Melan, Jamnagar, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Melan, Jamjodhpur

Below are the list of villages near Melan village in Jamjodhpur.

Village Population
Ambardi Mevasa 834
Kadbal 1,807
Ambardi Meghpar 555
Vasantpur 1,021
Chiroda Muluji 588
Jamvali 3,550
Jasapar 493
Chur 707
Kalyanpur 654
Balva 2,104

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