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Merhakhurd Population - Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

Merhakhurd is a small village located in Manpur Tehsil of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh with total 34 families residing. The Merhakhurd village has population of 184 of which 86 are males while 98 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merhakhurd village population of children with age 0-6 is 24 which makes up 13.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merhakhurd village is 1140 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Merhakhurd as per census is 714, lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Merhakhurd village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Merhakhurd village was 62.50 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Merhakhurd Male literacy stands at 76.39 % while female literacy rate was 51.14 %.

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

Merhakhurd Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 34 - -
Population 184 86 98
Child (0-6) 24 14 10
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 152 76 76
Literacy 62.50 % 76.39 % 51.14 %
Total Workers 118 55 63
Main Worker 112 - -
Marginal Worker 6 1 5

Caste Factor

In Merhakhurd village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 82.61 % of total population in Merhakhurd village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Merhakhurd village of Rajnandgaon.

Work Profile

In Merhakhurd village out of total population, 118 were engaged in work activities. 94.92 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.08 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 118 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.