# Mejbil Village, Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri 

# Mejbil

Mejbil is a village in Alipurduar - I sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,169 people in 995 households**, the 15th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 4,169people (2011)
- 995households
- 80.4%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mejbil

Of every 100 households in Mejbil in 2011, 53 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mejbil · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**54%

Tap water ****11%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**74%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**20%

Television ****22%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Mejbil?

■ Mejbil · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**963

Working population ****42.5%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 72.4% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 436 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 582 (33%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 309 (17%) · **■** Marginal 437 (25%)

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 Alipurduar - I

- Bariguri5,051 people
- Paitkapara Tea Garden4,951 people
- Nutanpara4,661 people
- Pararpar4,384 people
- Prodhanpara4,023 people
- Patlakhawa3,980 people
- Sidhabari3,859 people
- Kalaberia3,853 people

[All 47 villages in Alipurduar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mejbil?4,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mejbil in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mejbil?80.4% (Census 2011)