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Merho Population - Lohardaga, Jharkhand

Merho is a medium size village located in Senha Block of Lohardaga district, Jharkhand with total 170 families residing. The Merho village has population of 840 of which 423 are males while 417 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merho village population of children with age 0-6 is 126 which makes up 15.00 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merho village is 986 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Merho as per census is 969, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Merho village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Merho village was 65.69 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Merho Male literacy stands at 79.11 % while female literacy rate was 52.11 %.

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

Merho Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 170 - -
Population 840 423 417
Child (0-6) 126 64 62
Schedule Caste 11 4 7
Schedule Tribe 718 358 360
Literacy 65.69 % 79.11 % 52.11 %
Total Workers 409 207 202
Main Worker 178 - -
Marginal Worker 231 87 144

Caste Factor

In Merho village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 85.48 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 1.31 % of total population in Merho village.

Work Profile

In Merho village out of total population, 409 were engaged in work activities. 43.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 409 workers engaged in Main Work, 70 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 73 were Agricultural labourer.