# Mellak Village, Bagnan - II, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bagnan - II, Haora 

# Mellak

Mellak is a village in Bagnan - II sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,713 people in 1,251 households**, the 5th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 5,713people (2011)
- 1,251households
- 89.3%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mellak

Of every 100 households in Mellak in 2011, 90 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mellak · ■ Bagnan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**30%

Tap water ****61%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**82%

Use banking services ****56%**

**42%

Television ****60%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mellak?

■ Mellak · ■ Bagnan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**959

Working population ****35.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 87.0% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (11%) · **■** Household industry 67 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,259 (63%) · **■** Marginal 254 (13%)

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 Bagnan - II

- Rabibhag8,976 people
- Rupasgari7,240 people
- Benapur6,655 people
- Baidyanathpur5,989 people
- Chak Kamala5,654 people
- Khajurnan4,903 people
- Chandanapara4,342 people
- Chhayani Guzrat4,071 people

[All 42 villages in Bagnan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/bagnan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mellak?5,713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mellak in?Haora district (Bagnan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mellak?89.3% (Census 2011)