# Merual Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Merual

Merual is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,257 people in 817 households**, the 11th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,257people (2011)
- 817households
- 69.1%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Merual

Of every 100 households in Merual in 2011, 12 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merual · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**66%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****52%**

**66%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Merual?

■ Merual · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799**

**953

Working population ****46.3%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 60.0% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 428 (28%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 194 (13%) · **■** Marginal 759 (50%)

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 Galsi - II

- Adra3,774 people
- Ura3,734 people
- Jaykrishnapur3,411 people
- Kaitara3,273 people
- Belgram3,142 people
- Konarpur2,923 people
- Khetura2,871 people
- Kishorkona2,867 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Merual?3,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merual in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Merual?69.1% (Census 2011)