# Methyali, Barjora, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Methyali

Methyali is a village in [Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,768 people in 630 households**, the 12th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,768people (2011)
- 630households
- 73.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Methyali

Of every 100 households in Methyali in 2011, 58 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Methyali · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**65%

Use banking services ****52%**

**60%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Methyali?

■ Methyali · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**943

Working population ****36.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 63.1% for women. 61% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 122 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 273 (27%) · **■** Marginal 526 (53%)

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 Barjora

- Rajprasadpur3,113 people
- Gadardihi3,011 people
- Bamandihi2,880 people
- Talanjuri2,854 people
- Kadasol2,291 people
- Shitla2,248 people
- Bhagabanpur2,157 people
- Kishoripur2,115 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Methyali?2,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Methyali in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Methyali?73.1% (Census 2011)