# Mejura Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad 

# Mejura

Mejura is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,332 people in 288 households**, the 64th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,332people (2011)
- 288households
- 75.5%literacy
- 830females per 1,000 males

## Mejura PIN code and other codes

Mejura falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKeshargar
- Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras
- Census village code361429

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mejura from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mejura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mejura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mejura known for?

About 0% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mejura

Of every 100 households in Mejura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mejura · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****58%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**26%

Use banking services ****85%**

**66%

Television ****84%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**15%

Own their home ****67%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mejura?

■ Mejura · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**929

Working population ****27.6%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 60.8% for women. 43% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 319 (87%) · **■** Marginal 20 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baghmara-Cum-Katras

- Nagda1,398 people
- Sadariadih1,393 people
- Bahaldih1,382 people
- Telotanr1,360 people
- Bahiardih1,311 people
- Kairidih1,305 people
- Kumarjuri1,304 people
- Ganduba1,299 people

[All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mejura from Dhanbad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Mejura?1,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mejura in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mejura?75.5% (Census 2011)