Village · Suri - II, Birbhum
# Meheran

Meheran is a village in Suri - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 182 people in 46 households, the 81st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.
- 182 people (2011)
- 46 households
- 59.1% literacy
- 1,068 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meheran

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

■ Meheran · ■ Suri - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 45%
- Toilet within the home 0% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 81%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 82%
- Use banking services 76% 69%
- Television 4% 21%
- Mobile phone 4% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 39% 26%
- Own their home 94% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Meheran?

■ Meheran · ■ Suri - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.1% 72.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 946
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 948
- Working population 61.5% 41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 47.1% for women. 69% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 9 (8%) · ■ Marginal 103 (92%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Suri - II
- Rajpur 273 people
- Hatzanbazar 259 people
- Nimpalashi 257 people
- Palshita 207 people
- Babupur 101 people
- Mudina 97 people
- Mukhuria 88 people
- Alipur 32 people

All 95 villages in Suri - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Meheran? 182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meheran in? Birbhum district (Suri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Meheran? 59.1% (Census 2011)

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