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Merkhogundi Kalan Population - Giridih, Jharkhand

Merkhogundi Kalan is a medium size village located in Jamua Block of Giridih district, Jharkhand with total 80 families residing. The Merkhogundi Kalan village has population of 518 of which 272 are males while 246 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merkhogundi Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 75 which makes up 14.48 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merkhogundi Kalan village is 904 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Merkhogundi Kalan as per census is 923, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Merkhogundi Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Merkhogundi Kalan village was 77.43 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Merkhogundi Kalan Male literacy stands at 92.27 % while female literacy rate was 60.95 %.

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

Merkhogundi Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 80 - -
Population 518 272 246
Child (0-6) 75 39 36
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 77.43 % 92.27 % 60.95 %
Total Workers 241 128 113
Main Worker 89 - -
Marginal Worker 152 43 109

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Merkhogundi Kalan village of Giridih district.

Work Profile

In Merkhogundi Kalan village out of total population, 241 were engaged in work activities. 36.93 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.07 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 241 workers engaged in Main Work, 71 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.