# Meherpur Village, Suri - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Suri - I, Birbhum 

# Meherpur

Meherpur is a village in Suri - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **806 people in 175 households**, the 39th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 806people (2011)
- 175households
- 54.4%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meherpur

Of every 100 households in Meherpur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meherpur · ■ Suri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**70%

Use banking services ****98%**

**56%

Television ****7%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 · ■ Suri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**966

Working population ****40.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 49.2% for women. 63% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (42%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (9%) · **■** Marginal 46 (14%)

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 Suri - I

- Durgapur928 people
- Ajoypur903 people
- Khatangadihi895 people
- Ranpur865 people
- Singur793 people
- Kamar Dangal788 people
- Shaktipur778 people
- Karimpur765 people

[All 112 villages in Suri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meherpur?806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meherpur in?Birbhum district (Suri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Meherpur?54.4% (Census 2011)