# Methena Village, Taldangra, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Taldangra, Bankura 

# Methena

Methena is a village in Taldangra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 136 households**, the 83rd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 606people (2011)
- 136households
- 73.1%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Methena

Of every 100 households in Methena in 2011, 21 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Methena · ■ Taldangra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****37%**

**59%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**19%

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 Methena?

■ Methena · ■ Taldangra rural average

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

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**978

Working population ****42.4%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 61.3% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 46 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (51%) · **■** Other work 64 (25%) · **■** Marginal 17 (7%)

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 Taldangra

- Chakkuldiha611 people
- Chakshyampur609 people
- Radhamohanpur607 people
- Sitarampur607 people
- Kiasol597 people
- Kamardiha584 people
- Nityanandapur569 people
- Patharkura569 people

[All 145 villages in Taldangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/taldangra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Methena?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Methena in?Bankura district (Taldangra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Methena?73.1% (Census 2011)