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Meramgarah Population - Hazaribagh, Jharkhand

Meramgarah is a medium size village located in Barkatha Block of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand with total 231 families residing. The Meramgarah village has population of 1497 of which 744 are males while 753 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Meramgarah village population of children with age 0-6 is 319 which makes up 21.31 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Meramgarah village is 1012 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Meramgarah as per census is 1071, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Meramgarah village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Meramgarah village was 52.89 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Meramgarah Male literacy stands at 67.63 % while female literacy rate was 38.10 %.

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

Meramgarah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 231 - -
Population 1,497 744 753
Child (0-6) 319 154 165
Schedule Caste 572 284 288
Schedule Tribe 396 197 199
Literacy 52.89 % 67.63 % 38.10 %
Total Workers 390 367 23
Main Worker 367 - -
Marginal Worker 23 11 12

Caste Factor

In Meramgarah village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC) & Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.21 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 26.45 % of total population in Meramgarah village.

Work Profile

In Meramgarah village out of total population, 390 were engaged in work activities. 94.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 390 workers engaged in Main Work, 333 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.