Meral Population, Caste, Working Data Latehar, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Meral is a village situated in Herhanj block of Latehar district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 53 families residing in the village Meral. The total population of Meral is 357 out of which 164 are males and 193 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meral is 1,177.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Meral village is 80 which is 22% of the total population. There are 32 male children and 48 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meral is 1,500 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,177) of Meral village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meral is 50.2%. Thus Meral village has a higher literacy rate compared to 48.2% of Latehar district. The male literacy rate is 70.45% and the female literacy rate is 31.72% in Meral village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Meral village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Meral Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meral village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 80 | 32 | 48 |
| Literacy | 50.18% | 70.45% | 31.72% |
| Scheduled Caste | 265 | 119 | 146 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 82 | 40 | 42 |
| Illiterate | 218 | 71 | 147 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 74.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23% of total population in Meral village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Meral village out of total population, 191 were engaged in work activities. 34% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 191 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 65 | 39 | 26 |
| Cultivators | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 31 | 21 | 10 |
| Household Industries | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Other Workers | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 126 | 51 | 75 |
| Non Working | 166 | 74 | 92 |
Map of Meral, Latehar, Jharkhand
Nearby Villages to Meral, Herhanj
Below are the list of villages near Meral village in Herhanj.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sardhabar | 670 |
| Hundra | 474 |
| Bidir | 264 |
| Nawada | 1,347 |
| Chuku | 684 |
| Bankita | 313 |
| Bandua | 579 |
| Lath | 216 |
| Chaea | 346 |
| Tasu | 1,016 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Meral, Latehar, Jharkhand - Wikipedia