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Maretha Population - Bastar, Chhattisgarh

Maretha is a medium size village located in Bakavand Tehsil of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh with total 363 families residing. The Maretha village has population of 1578 of which 787 are males while 791 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Maretha village population of children with age 0-6 is 233 which makes up 14.77 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Maretha village is 1005 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Maretha as per census is 1026, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Maretha village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Maretha village was 52.49 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Maretha Male literacy stands at 61.90 % while female literacy rate was 43.09 %.

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

Maretha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 363 - -
Population 1,578 787 791
Child (0-6) 233 115 118
Schedule Caste 3 2 1
Schedule Tribe 870 439 431
Literacy 52.49 % 61.90 % 43.09 %
Total Workers 847 493 354
Main Worker 137 - -
Marginal Worker 710 362 348

Caste Factor

In Maretha village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 55.13 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.19 % of total population in Maretha village.

Work Profile

In Maretha village out of total population, 847 were engaged in work activities. 16.17 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 83.83 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 847 workers engaged in Main Work, 94 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourer.