# Baje Melia, Singur, Hugli – Population & Literacy

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Village · Singur, Hugli 

# Baje Melia

Baje Melia is a village in [Singur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/singur/) sub-district of [Hugli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,659 people in 821 households**, the 16th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 3,659people (2011)
- 821households
- 86.5%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baje Melia

Of every 100 households in Baje Melia in 2011, 93 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baje Melia · ■ Singur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**27%

Tap water ****12%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**74%

Use banking services ****59%**

**58%

Television ****58%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

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 Baje Melia?

■ Baje Melia · ■ Singur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**950

Working population ****36.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 79.2% for women. 63% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 154 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (11%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 885 (66%) · **■** Marginal 113 (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 Singur

- Bainchipota4,019 people
- Ramnagar4,006 people
- Anandanagar3,915 people
- Srirampur3,762 people
- Khordaapurbapur3,572 people
- Mollasimla3,539 people
- Chhinamor3,398 people
- Nanda3,335 people

[All 100 villages in Singur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/singur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baje Melia?3,659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baje Melia in?Hugli district (Singur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baje Melia?86.5% (Census 2011)