# Mertala Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Mertala

Mertala is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,046 people in 737 households**, the 22nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 3,046people (2011)
- 737households
- 67.9%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mertala

Of every 100 households in Mertala in 2011, 19 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mertala · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**24%

Tap water ****8%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**44%

Television ****15%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Mertala?

■ Mertala · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**970

Working population ****37.8%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 60.2% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 330 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (25%) · **■** Household industry 262 (23%) · **■** Other work 172 (15%) · **■** Marginal 102 (9%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Santoshpur Pila3,761 people
- Atpara3,735 people
- Sihipara3,724 people
- Narayanpur3,452 people
- Jhaudanga2,842 people
- Kamalnagar2,837 people
- Mahadebpur2,790 people
- Nakadaha2,761 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mertala?3,046 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mertala in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mertala?67.9% (Census 2011)