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Gara Mertiya Population - Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Gara Mertiya is a large village located in Sagwara Tehsil of Dungarpur district, Rajasthan with total 536 families residing. The Gara Mertiya village has population of 2318 of which 1209 are males while 1109 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gara Mertiya village population of children with age 0-6 is 458 which makes up 19.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gara Mertiya village is 917 which is lower than Rajasthan state average of 928. Child Sex Ratio for the Gara Mertiya as per census is 722, lower than Rajasthan average of 888.

Gara Mertiya village has lower literacy rate compared to Rajasthan. In 2011, literacy rate of Gara Mertiya village was 46.72 % compared to 66.11 % of Rajasthan. In Gara Mertiya Male literacy stands at 57.58 % while female literacy rate was 35.55 %.

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

Gara Mertiya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 536 - -
Population 2,318 1,209 1,109
Child (0-6) 458 266 192
Schedule Caste 21 11 10
Schedule Tribe 2,290 1,196 1,094
Literacy 46.72 % 57.58 % 35.55 %
Total Workers 966 519 447
Main Worker 33 - -
Marginal Worker 933 498 435

Caste Factor

In Gara Mertiya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.79 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.91 % of total population in Gara Mertiya village.

Work Profile

In Gara Mertiya village out of total population, 966 were engaged in work activities. 3.42 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 96.58 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 966 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.