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Merakalu Population - Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Merakalu is a small village located in Chintapalle Mandal of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh with total 34 families residing. The Merakalu village has population of 168 of which 70 are males while 98 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merakalu village population of children with age 0-6 is 23 which makes up 13.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merakalu village is 1400 which is higher than Andhra Pradesh state average of 993. Child Sex Ratio for the Merakalu as per census is 1091, higher than Andhra Pradesh average of 939.

Merakalu village has lower literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Merakalu village was 26.21 % compared to 67.02 % of Andhra Pradesh. In Merakalu Male literacy stands at 37.29 % while female literacy rate was 18.60 %.

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

Merakalu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 34 - -
Population 168 70 98
Child (0-6) 23 11 12
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 166 69 97
Literacy 26.21 % 37.29 % 18.60 %
Total Workers 123 48 75
Main Worker 91 - -
Marginal Worker 32 5 27

Caste Factor

In Merakalu village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.81 % of total population in Merakalu village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Merakalu village of Visakhapatnam.

Work Profile

In Merakalu village out of total population, 123 were engaged in work activities. 73.98 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.02 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 123 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.