# Meherpur Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Meherpur

Meherpur is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **623 people in 140 households**, the 117th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 623people (2011)
- 140households
- 84.5%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meherpur

Of every 100 households in Meherpur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meherpur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**85%

Use banking services ****36%**

**57%

Television ****40%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**961

Working population ****30.2%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 80.5% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 37 (20%)

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 Sainthia

- Narayanpur656 people
- Shrinidhipur654 people
- Jollo647 people
- Muchiara625 people
- Salgaria621 people
- Rupadihi619 people
- Mathurapur614 people
- Jamkola603 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meherpur?623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meherpur in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Meherpur?84.5% (Census 2011)