# Mejhiari Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Mejhiari

Mejhiari is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,290 people in 297 households**, the 37th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,290people (2011)
- 297households
- 88.1%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mejhiari

Of every 100 households in Mejhiari in 2011, 55 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mejhiari · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**49%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**89%

Use banking services ****98%**

**63%

Television ****49%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mejhiari?

■ Mejhiari · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**926

Working population ****40.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 87.1% for women. 65% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (26%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 238 (45%) · **■** Marginal 85 (16%)

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 Katwa - II

- Jagadanandapur1,580 people
- Chhota Meigachhi1,388 people
- Postgram1,375 people
- Amdanga1,371 people
- Makhaltor1,236 people
- Nutangram1,200 people
- Paikpara1,104 people
- Suagachhi1,084 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mejhiari?1,290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mejhiari in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mejhiari?88.1% (Census 2011)