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Merhi Population - Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh

Merhi is a large village located in Nizamabad Tehsil of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh with total 347 families residing. The Merhi village has population of 2327 of which 1157 are males while 1170 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merhi village population of children with age 0-6 is 436 which makes up 18.74 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merhi village is 1011 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Merhi as per census is 879, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Merhi village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Merhi village was 62.82 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Merhi Male literacy stands at 73.08 % while female literacy rate was 53.00 %.

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

Merhi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 347 - -
Population 2,327 1,157 1,170
Child (0-6) 436 232 204
Schedule Caste 502 237 265
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 62.82 % 73.08 % 53.00 %
Total Workers 664 469 195
Main Worker 366 - -
Marginal Worker 298 164 134

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.57 % of total population in Merhi village. The village Merhi currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Merhi village out of total population, 664 were engaged in work activities. 55.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 664 workers engaged in Main Work, 226 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.