# Mekpur Kala Village, Faridpur, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Faridpur, Bareilly 

# Mekpur Kala

Mekpur Kala is a village in Faridpur sub-district of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,126 people in 167 households**, the 125th largest of 329 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 1,126people (2011)
- 167households
- 43.6%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mekpur Kala

Of every 100 households in Mekpur Kala in 2011, 7 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mekpur Kala · ■ Faridpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**69%

Tap water ****87%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**66%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Mekpur Kala?

■ Mekpur Kala · ■ Faridpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.6%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**860

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**881

Working population ****25.8%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.1% for men and 32.0% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 52 (18%)

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 Faridpur

- Unchasia1,166 people
- Rajnapur1,144 people
- Sabdalpur Ilaka Jerh1,135 people
- Simra Keshopur1,135 people
- Amirti1,115 people
- Brahampur Kundan1,104 people
- Bhadpura1,100 people
- Dharmpur1,099 people

[All 382 villages in Faridpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/faridpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mekpur Kala?1,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekpur Kala in?Bareilly district (Faridpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mekpur Kala?43.6% (Census 2011)