# Meghsar Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Meghsar

Meghsar is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,673 people in 659 households**, the 20th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 2,673people (2011)
- 659households
- 69.8%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meghsar

Of every 100 households in Meghsar in 2011, 46 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meghsar · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**86%

Use banking services ****56%**

**56%

Television ****25%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Meghsar?

■ Meghsar · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**942

Working population ****45.8%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 60.9% for women. 64% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 295 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 447 (37%) · **■** Household industry 56 (5%) · **■** Other work 66 (5%) · **■** Marginal 360 (29%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Dubir Bheri2,862 people
- Alipur2,849 people
- Rajhat2,728 people
- Meria2,693 people
- Beta2,505 people
- Kotalpara2,458 people
- Dalimba2,442 people
- Akna2,408 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meghsar?2,673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghsar in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Meghsar?69.8% (Census 2011)