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Merle Population - Khunti, Jharkhand

Merle is a small village located in Karra Block of Khunti district, Jharkhand with total 44 families residing. The Merle village has population of 178 of which 87 are males while 91 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merle village population of children with age 0-6 is 20 which makes up 11.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merle village is 1046 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Merle as per census is 1500, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Merle village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Merle village was 77.85 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Merle Male literacy stands at 87.34 % while female literacy rate was 68.35 %.

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

Merle Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 44 - -
Population 178 87 91
Child (0-6) 20 8 12
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 130 64 66
Literacy 77.85 % 87.34 % 68.35 %
Total Workers 78 40 38
Main Worker 50 - -
Marginal Worker 28 12 16

Caste Factor

In Merle village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 73.03 % of total population in Merle village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Merle village of Khunti.

Work Profile

In Merle village out of total population, 78 were engaged in work activities. 64.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78 workers engaged in Main Work, 42 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.