Mera Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Mera is a village situated in Bhabhar taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 462 families residing in the village Mera. The total population of Mera is 2,760 out of which 1,433 are males and 1,327 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mera is 926.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Mera village is 503 which is 18% of the total population. There are 255 male children and 248 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mera is 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Mera village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mera is 54.1%. Thus Mera village has a lower literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 68.42% and the female literacy rate is 38.37% in Mera village.

Population
2,760
Families
462
Literacy
54.05%
Sex Ratio
926

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

Mera Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 503 255 248
Literacy 54.05% 68.42% 38.37%
Scheduled Caste 87 51 36
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,540 627 913

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mera village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mera village out of total population, 1,331 were engaged in work activities. 98.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,331 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,080 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 178 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,314 717 597
Cultivators 1,080 583 497
Agriculture Labourer 178 96 82
Other Workers 56 38 18
Marginal Workers 17 9 8
Non Working 1,429 707 722

Map of Mera, Banaskantha, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Mera, Bhabhar

Below are the list of villages near Mera village in Bhabhar.

Village Population
Sanesda 3,686
Devkapdi 2,265
Vajapur Nava 2,039
Harkudiya 1,293
Vajapur Juna 1,769
Radakiya 845
Balodhan 3,256
Khari Paldi 2,367
Asana 3,075
Kuvala 4,425

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