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Merkuri Kalan Population - Hazaribagh, Jharkhand

Merkuri Kalan is a medium size village located in Daru Block of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand with total 179 families residing. The Merkuri Kalan village has population of 890 of which 473 are males while 417 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merkuri Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 139 which makes up 15.62 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merkuri Kalan village is 882 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Merkuri Kalan as per census is 829, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Merkuri Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Merkuri Kalan village was 81.76 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Merkuri Kalan Male literacy stands at 88.16 % while female literacy rate was 74.58 %.

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

Merkuri Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 179 - -
Population 890 473 417
Child (0-6) 139 76 63
Schedule Caste 89 42 47
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.76 % 88.16 % 74.58 %
Total Workers 218 203 15
Main Worker 68 - -
Marginal Worker 150 142 8

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.00 % of total population in Merkuri Kalan village. The village Merkuri Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Merkuri Kalan village out of total population, 218 were engaged in work activities. 31.19 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.81 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 218 workers engaged in Main Work, 30 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.