# Merua Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Merua

Merua is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,079 people in 247 households**, the 70th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,079people (2011)
- 247households
- 75.8%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Merua

Of every 100 households in Merua in 2011, 62 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Merua · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**74%

Use banking services ****24%**

**39%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Merua?

■ Merua · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**973

Working population ****41.3%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 69.2% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 119 (27%) · **■** Marginal 179 (40%)

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 Memari - I

- Mallikpur1,124 people
- Jayrampur1,117 people
- Krishnajibanpur1,106 people
- Mamudpur1,097 people
- Chhilinda1,074 people
- Deha1,068 people
- Taharpur1,027 people
- Hingalgaria1,023 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Merua?1,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merua in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Merua?75.8% (Census 2011)