Merikapudi Population, Caste, Working Data Guntur, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Merikapudi is a village situated in Phirangipuram mandal of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,293 families residing in the village Merikapudi. The total population of Merikapudi is 4,861 out of which 2,403 are males and 2,458 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Merikapudi is 1,023.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Merikapudi village is 565 which is 12% of the total population. There are 280 male children and 285 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Merikapudi is 1,018 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,023) of Merikapudi village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Merikapudi is 58.6%. Thus Merikapudi village has a lower literacy rate compared to 60.6% of Guntur district. The male literacy rate is 69.05% and the female literacy rate is 48.46% in Merikapudi village.

Population
4,861
Families
1,293
Literacy
58.64%
Sex Ratio
1,023

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

Merikapudi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 565 280 285
Literacy 58.64% 69.05% 48.46%
Scheduled Caste 1,079 551 528
Scheduled Tribe 207 101 106
Illiterate 2,342 937 1,405

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.3% of total population in Merikapudi village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Merikapudi village out of total population, 2,754 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,754 workers engaged in Main Work, 284 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,810 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,343 1,327 1,016
Cultivators 284 230 54
Agriculture Labourer 1,810 895 915
Household Industries 27 26 1
Other Workers 222 176 46
Marginal Workers 411 152 259
Non Working 2,107 924 1,183

Map of Merikapudi, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh


Nearby Villages to Merikapudi, Phirangipuram

Below are the list of villages near Merikapudi village in Phirangipuram.

Village Population
Ponugupadu 4,356
Nudurupadu 3,956
Gundalapadu 2,205
Vemavaram 3,689
Bethapudi 3,986
Repudi 2,765
113 Thalluru 3,584
Phirangipuram 16,365
Sirangipalem 1,517
Aminabada 9,408

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