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Merkhedi Population - Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

Merkhedi is a medium size village located in Tarana Tehsil of Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh with total 55 families residing. The Merkhedi village has population of 276 of which 143 are males while 133 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merkhedi village population of children with age 0-6 is 42 which makes up 15.22 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merkhedi village is 930 which is lower than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Merkhedi as per census is 1000, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Merkhedi village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Merkhedi village was 42.74 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Merkhedi Male literacy stands at 58.20 % while female literacy rate was 25.89 %.

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

Merkhedi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 55 - -
Population 276 143 133
Child (0-6) 42 21 21
Schedule Caste 18 10 8
Schedule Tribe 2 1 1
Literacy 42.74 % 58.20 % 25.89 %
Total Workers 154 82 72
Main Worker 75 - -
Marginal Worker 79 30 49

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.52 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.72 % of total population in Merkhedi village.

Work Profile

In Merkhedi village out of total population, 154 were engaged in work activities. 48.70 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.30 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 154 workers engaged in Main Work, 73 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.