Merha Population, Caste, Working Data Bokaro, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Merha is a village situated in Kasmar block of Bokaro district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 74 families residing in the village Merha. The total population of Merha is 372 out of which 187 are males and 185 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merha is 989.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Merha village is 53 which is 14% of the total population. There are 23 male children and 30 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merha is 1,304 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Merha village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merha is 57.7%. Thus Merha village has a lower literacy rate compared to 61.8% of Bokaro district. The male literacy rate is 72.56% and the female literacy rate is 41.94% in Merha village.

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

Merha Data as per Census 2011

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

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 68.5% of total population in Merha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merha village out of total population, 199 were engaged in work activities. 9.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 90.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 199 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourers.

Map of Merha, Bokaro, Jharkhand

Nearby Villages to Merha, Kasmar

Below are the list of villages near Merha village in Kasmar.

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Merha, Bokaro, Jharkhand - Wikipedia