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Merhna Kalan Population - Garhwa, Jharkhand

Merhna Kalan is a medium size village located in Garhwa Block of Garhwa district, Jharkhand with total 181 families residing. The Merhna Kalan village has population of 901 of which 469 are males while 432 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merhna Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 162 which makes up 17.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merhna Kalan village is 921 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Merhna Kalan as per census is 1051, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Merhna Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Merhna Kalan village was 71.99 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Merhna Kalan Male literacy stands at 83.33 % while female literacy rate was 59.31 %.

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

Merhna Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 181 - -
Population 901 469 432
Child (0-6) 162 79 83
Schedule Caste 157 84 73
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.99 % 83.33 % 59.31 %
Total Workers 214 188 26
Main Worker 37 - -
Marginal Worker 177 156 21

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.43 % of total population in Merhna Kalan village. The village Merhna Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Merhna Kalan village out of total population, 214 were engaged in work activities. 17.29 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 82.71 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 214 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.