# Melna Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Melna

Melna is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **722 people in 162 households**, the 60th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 722people (2011)
- 162households
- 83.9%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Melna

Of every 100 households in Melna in 2011, 51 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Melna · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**24%

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

**8%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****19%**

**67%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

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 Melna?

■ Melna · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**963

Working population ****33.1%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 77.6% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (48%) · **■** Household industry 14 (6%) · **■** Other work 38 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 - II

- Rokanpur852 people
- Mahishpur835 people
- Kantipur834 people
- Baragram765 people
- Belui699 people
- Naopara675 people
- Bhagabanpur660 people
- Kanpur650 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Melna?722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melna in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Melna?83.9% (Census 2011)