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Merkhogundi Population - Giridih, Jharkhand

Merkhogundi is a medium size village located in Gande Block of Giridih district, Jharkhand with total 57 families residing. The Merkhogundi village has population of 290 of which 148 are males while 142 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merkhogundi village population of children with age 0-6 is 47 which makes up 16.21 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merkhogundi village is 959 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Merkhogundi as per census is 1238, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Merkhogundi village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Merkhogundi village was 79.01 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Merkhogundi Male literacy stands at 91.34 % while female literacy rate was 65.52 %.

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

Merkhogundi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 57 - -
Population 290 148 142
Child (0-6) 47 21 26
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.01 % 91.34 % 65.52 %
Total Workers 142 110 32
Main Worker 16 - -
Marginal Worker 126 95 31

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Merkhogundi village out of total population, 142 were engaged in work activities. 11.27 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 88.73 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 142 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.