# Meria Village, Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Chunar, Mirzapur 

# Meria

Meria is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,031 people in 319 households**, the 89th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,031people (2011)
- 319households
- 83.8%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meria

Of every 100 households in Meria in 2011, 75 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Meria · ■ Chunar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**72%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**91%

Use banking services ****91%**

**73%

Television ****66%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Meria?

■ Meria · ■ Chunar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**902

Working population ****40.9%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 75.6% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 185 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (44%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Other work 131 (16%) · **■** Marginal 107 (13%)

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 Chunar

- Bagahi2,121 people
- Bishesharpur Mafi2,105 people
- Kolund2,062 people
- Barbhuili2,054 people
- Rampur2,013 people
- Bhurkura2,010 people
- Jaugarh2,005 people
- Madara2,003 people

[All 620 villages in Chunar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/chunar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meria?2,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meria in?Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Meria?83.8% (Census 2011)