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Mehta Population - Amritsar, Punjab

Mehta is a large village located in Baba Bakala Tehsil of Amritsar district, Punjab with total 2005 families residing. The Mehta village has population of 10481 of which 5516 are males while 4965 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mehta village population of children with age 0-6 is 1168 which makes up 11.14 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mehta village is 900 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Mehta as per census is 772, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Mehta village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Mehta village was 75.58 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Mehta Male literacy stands at 78.75 % while female literacy rate was 72.13 %.

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

Mehta Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 2,005 - -
Population 10,481 5,516 4,965
Child (0-6) 1,168 659 509
Schedule Caste 3,037 1,620 1,417
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 75.58 % 78.75 % 72.13 %
Total Workers 4,253 3,115 1,138
Main Worker 3,289 - -
Marginal Worker 964 444 520

Caste Factor

Mehta village of Amritsar has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.98 % of total population in Mehta village. The village Mehta currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Mehta village out of total population, 4253 were engaged in work activities. 77.33 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.67 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4253 workers engaged in Main Work, 710 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 805 were Agricultural labourer.