# Meherpur Village, Khoyrasol, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Khoyrasol, Birbhum 

# Meherpur

Meherpur is a village in Khoyrasol sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **651 people in 135 households**, the 82nd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 651people (2011)
- 135households
- 56.4%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meherpur

Of every 100 households in Meherpur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Meherpur · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**51%

Use banking services ****7%**

**52%

Television ****32%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**30%

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 Meherpur?

■ Meherpur · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**935

Working population ****32.3%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 40.4% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 172 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 31 (15%)

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 Khoyrasol

- Jahidpur684 people
- Chapla665 people
- Aurrang656 people
- Ekuria651 people
- Puratan Nagrakonda635 people
- Balta629 people
- Bara Ghata620 people
- Paigara607 people

[All 170 villages in Khoyrasol](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/khoyrasol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meherpur?651 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meherpur in?Birbhum district (Khoyrasol sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Meherpur?56.4% (Census 2011)