# Natshala, Mejhia, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Natshala

Natshala is a village in [Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **395 people in 77 households**, the 56th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 395people (2011)
- 77households
- 63.8%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Natshala

Of every 100 households in Natshala in 2011, 30 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Natshala · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**47%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**52%

Use banking services ****20%**

**36%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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).

## What is the population of Natshala?

■ Natshala · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**937

Working population ****39.7%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 59.6% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 79 (50%) · **■** Marginal 65 (41%)

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 Mejhia

- Jujghati494 people
- Janakpur455 people
- Kendut448 people
- Mukundapur422 people
- Raydi395 people
- Shaltora362 people
- Shyampur283 people
- Indara275 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Natshala?395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Natshala in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Natshala?63.8% (Census 2011)