# Meje Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Meje

Meje is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **406 people in 95 households**, the 146th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 406people (2011)
- 95households
- 76.7%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meje

Of every 100 households in Meje in 2011, 46 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meje · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**77%

Use banking services ****39%**

**51%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**22%

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 Meje?

■ Meje · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**980

Working population ****43.1%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 66.3% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (25%) · **■** Other work 23 (13%) · **■** Marginal 40 (23%)

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 Dubrajpur

- Dedaha414 people
- Kolara414 people
- Gopalpur410 people
- Hosenabad410 people
- Bandhershol402 people
- Lakshmipur389 people
- Namsahapur386 people
- Halsat374 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meje?406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meje in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Meje?76.7% (Census 2011)