# Mehur Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mehur

Mehur is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **469 people in 110 households**, the 176th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 469people (2011)
- 110households
- 54.0%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mehur

Of every 100 households in Mehur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehur · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****2%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Mehur?

■ Mehur · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****52.7%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 49.5% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 96 (39%)

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 Tapan

- Shaldanga485 people
- Sondhapukur483 people
- Dudhiakuri481 people
- Mahukuri479 people
- Rajapur468 people
- Karanjabari464 people
- Panjara459 people
- Pachim Nimpur453 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mehur?469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mehur?54.0% (Census 2011)