Village · Rasulabad, Kanpur Dehat
# Meghjal

Meghjal is a village in Rasulabad sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,257 people in 235 households, the 96th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.
- 1,257 people (2011)
- 235 households
- 76.9% literacy
- 846 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meghjal

Of every 100 households in Meghjal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meghjal · ■ Rasulabad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 4%
- Toilet within the home 2% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 83%
- Tap water 0% 16%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 62% 64%
- Television 8% 14%
- Mobile phone 55% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 18% 17%
- Own their home 97% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Meghjal?

■ Meghjal · ■ Rasulabad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.9% 75.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 846 855
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 850 904
- Working population 41.9% 34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 64.0% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 272 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (5%) · ■ Household industry 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 44 (8%) · ■ Marginal 176 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Rasulabad
- Fattepur Bakothia 1,291 people
- Tipatiya 1,282 people
- Manpur Gajen 1,280 people
- Kadari 1,277 people
- Rasoolpur Rasoolabad 1,248 people
- Jaswantpur 1,213 people
- Mulhi 1,211 people
- Kathika 1,205 people

All 178 villages in Rasulabad

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Meghjal? 1,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghjal in? Kanpur Dehat district (Rasulabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Meghjal? 76.9% (Census 2011)

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