# Mejhia, Bankura (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Bankura, West Bengal 

# Mejhia

Mejhia is a sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **86,188 people**, no towns and 75 villages (72 inhabited). The largest village is Mejhia (5,308 people).

- 86,188people (2011)
- 75villages
- 0towns
- 66.8%literacy

## Population of Mejhia compared with Bankura

■ Mejhia · ■ Bankura district

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**949

Working population ****35.3%**

**40.8%

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

## Homes and amenities in Mejhia

Of every 100 households in Mejhia in 2011, 47 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mejhia · ■ Bankura district

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**79%

Tap water ****9%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**73%

Use banking services ****36%**

**55%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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

## Largest villages in Mejhia

- Mejhia · 5,308 people
- Tarapur · 4,611 people
- Shyamapur · 3,362 people
- Kustor · 3,278 people
- Jemua · 3,267 people
- Japamali · 3,132 people
- Gopalganja · 3,123 people
- Kshiraitor · 3,122 people
- Ramchandrapur · 2,680 people
- Bhara · 2,309 people
- Duburia · 2,111 people
- Mohana · 2,017 people
- Ramkrishnapur · 1,937 people
- Mochrakend · 1,919 people
- Bharra · 1,912 people
- Ranipur · 1,912 people

[All 75 villages in Mejhia →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Mejhia?75 (72 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Mejhia in?Bankura district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Mejhia?86,188 (Census 2011)