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

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Meria

Meria is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,693 people in 690 households**, the 19th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 2,693people (2011)
- 690households
- 85.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meria

Of every 100 households in Meria in 2011, 77 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meria · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**58%

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

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**50%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**86%

Use banking services ****94%**

**56%

Television ****35%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**14%

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 Meria?

■ Meria · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**942

Working population ****44.7%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 79.5% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 696 (58%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 278 (23%) · **■** Marginal 98 (8%)

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

- Amra2,888 people
- Dubir Bheri2,862 people
- Alipur2,849 people
- Rajhat2,728 people
- Meghsar2,673 people
- Beta2,505 people
- Kotalpara2,458 people
- Dalimba2,442 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meria?2,693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meria in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Meria?85.1% (Census 2011)