# Meherbanpur Village, Goghat - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Goghat - II, Hugli 

# Meherbanpur

Meherbanpur is a village in Goghat - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **198 people in 45 households**, the 104th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 198people (2011)
- 45households
- 85.9%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meherbanpur

Of every 100 households in Meherbanpur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Meherbanpur · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****100%**

**40%

Television ****62%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

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 Meherbanpur?

■ Meherbanpur · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****300**

**922

Working population ****41.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 81.1% for women. 65% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (30%) · **■** Marginal 5 (6%)

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 Goghat - II

- Kuchedahari288 people
- Dariahar287 people
- Sikil Beldiha275 people
- Dharmmapur239 people
- Kapsit197 people
- Kajla192 people
- Naraharbati190 people
- Jitarpur131 people

[All 112 villages in Goghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meherbanpur?198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meherbanpur in?Hugli district (Goghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Meherbanpur?85.9% (Census 2011)