Meharama

Meharama
Meharama; Mehrma
	Community development block
	Meharama Location in Jharkhand, India
	Coordinates: 25°12′6″N 87°21′59″E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Government
• Type	Community development block
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	146,325
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
• Total literates	65,788 (55.99%)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	814160 (Meharama)
Telephone/STD code	06437
Vehicle registration	JH-17
Lok Sabha constituency	Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mahagama
Website	godda.nic.in
	CD Block

Meharama (also spelled Meharma, Mehrma) is a community development block that forms an administrative division of Godda district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 49 km from Godda, the district headquarters.

Geography

Mehrma, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 25°12′6″N 87°21′59″E.[1]

Meharama CD Block has 24 panchayats and 115 villages.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Meherma CD Block had a total population of 146,325, all of which were rural. There were 76,588 (52%) males and 69,737 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 28,822. Scheduled Castes numbered 22,253 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 13,451.[2]

In 2011 census, Mehrma (village) had a population of 3,234. Meherama CD Block had three large villages (2011 population in brackets): Singhari (4,191), Sudin (4,999) and Kasba (4,121).[2]

Literacy

As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Meherma CD Block was 65,788 (55.99% of the population over 6 years) out of which 40,865 (60%) were males and 24,923 (40%) were females.[2]

As of 2011 census, literacy in Godda district was 57.40.[3] Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.[4] Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[5]

Economy

Agriculture

Around 80% of the population depends on agriculture, the main economic activity of the district but lack of irrigation facilities is a major constraint in raising the existing low levels of productivity. A sizable population is also engaged in animal husbandry and cottage industries.[6]

References

"Meharma". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
"2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
"District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
"Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
"Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
"Godda District Official website". Profile. Godda district administration. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

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[1] "Meharma". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[census2011-2] "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[3] "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[4] "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[5] "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[admin-6] "Godda District Official website". Profile. Godda district administration. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.