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Merauni Chherhat Population - Garhwa, Jharkhand

Merauni Chherhat is a large village located in Ketar* Block of Garhwa district, Jharkhand with total 369 families residing. The Merauni Chherhat village has population of 2149 of which 1122 are males while 1027 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merauni Chherhat village population of children with age 0-6 is 324 which makes up 15.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merauni Chherhat village is 915 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Merauni Chherhat as per census is 1174, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Merauni Chherhat village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Merauni Chherhat village was 76.00 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Merauni Chherhat Male literacy stands at 91.68 % while female literacy rate was 58.10 %.

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

Merauni Chherhat Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 369 - -
Population 2,149 1,122 1,027
Child (0-6) 324 149 175
Schedule Caste 405 206 199
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.00 % 91.68 % 58.10 %
Total Workers 809 553 256
Main Worker 126 - -
Marginal Worker 683 444 239

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.85 % of total population in Merauni Chherhat village. The village Merauni Chherhat currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Merauni Chherhat village out of total population, 809 were engaged in work activities. 15.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 84.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 809 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.