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Merkhedi Population - Dewas, Madhya Pradesh

Merkhedi is a medium size village located in Tonk Khurd Tehsil of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh with total 164 families residing. The Merkhedi village has population of 773 of which 379 are males while 394 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Merkhedi village population of children with age 0-6 is 121 which makes up 15.65 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Merkhedi village is 1040 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Merkhedi as per census is 1086, 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 54.75 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Merkhedi Male literacy stands at 69.16 % while female literacy rate was 40.79 %.

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 164 - -
Population 773 379 394
Child (0-6) 121 58 63
Schedule Caste 96 45 51
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 54.75 % 69.16 % 40.79 %
Total Workers 485 243 242
Main Worker 482 - -
Marginal Worker 3 1 2

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.42 % of total population in Merkhedi village. The village Merkhedi currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Merkhedi village out of total population, 485 were engaged in work activities. 99.38 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.62 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 485 workers engaged in Main Work, 220 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 243 were Agricultural labourer.