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Megal Population - Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Megal is a medium size village located in Mandi Tehsil of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh with total 179 families residing. The Megal village has population of 766 of which 382 are males while 384 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Megal village population of children with age 0-6 is 99 which makes up 12.92 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Megal village is 1005 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Megal as per census is 941, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Megal village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Megal village was 76.16 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Megal Male literacy stands at 88.52 % while female literacy rate was 63.99 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Megal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Megal village.

Megal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 179 - -
Population 766 382 384
Child (0-6) 99 51 48
Schedule Caste 569 280 289
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.16 % 88.52 % 63.99 %
Total Workers 540 274 266
Main Worker 315 - -
Marginal Worker 225 150 75

Caste Factor

In Megal village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 74.28 % of total population in Megal village. The village Megal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Megal village out of total population, 540 were engaged in work activities. 58.33 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.67 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 540 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 97 were Agricultural labourer.