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Mehrka Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Mehrka is a medium size village located in Nurpur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 128 families residing. The Mehrka village has population of 588 of which 305 are males while 283 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mehrka village population of children with age 0-6 is 71 which makes up 12.07 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mehrka village is 928 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Mehrka as per census is 651, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Mehrka village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Mehrka village was 86.27 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Mehrka Male literacy stands at 92.75 % while female literacy rate was 79.61 %.

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

Mehrka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 128 - -
Population 588 305 283
Child (0-6) 71 43 28
Schedule Caste 25 10 15
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 86.27 % 92.75 % 79.61 %
Total Workers 159 149 10
Main Worker 142 - -
Marginal Worker 17 12 5

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.25 % of total population in Mehrka village. The village Mehrka currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Mehrka village out of total population, 159 were engaged in work activities. 89.31 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.69 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 159 workers engaged in Main Work, 91 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.