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Merkiya Population - Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh

Merkiya is a medium size village located in Bhinga Tehsil of Shrawasti district, Uttar Pradesh with total 334 families residing. The Merkiya village has population of 1782 of which 968 are males while 814 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merkiya village population of children with age 0-6 is 317 which makes up 17.79 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merkiya village is 841 which is lower than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Merkiya as per census is 898, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Merkiya village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Merkiya village was 56.72 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Merkiya Male literacy stands at 67.67 % while female literacy rate was 43.52 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Merkiya 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 Merkiya village.

Merkiya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 334 - -
Population 1,782 968 814
Child (0-6) 317 167 150
Schedule Caste 378 209 169
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 56.72 % 67.67 % 43.52 %
Total Workers 712 482 230
Main Worker 450 - -
Marginal Worker 262 128 134

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.21 % of total population in Merkiya village. The village Merkiya currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Merkiya village out of total population, 712 were engaged in work activities. 63.20 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.80 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 712 workers engaged in Main Work, 214 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 135 were Agricultural labourer.