# Mechiabasti, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) – Town Population

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Town · Jalpaiguri, West Bengal 

# Mechiabasti

Mechiabasti is a town in Kalchini sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **9,592 people** in 1,937 households. Literacy was 65.3%.

- 9,592people (2011)
- 1,937households
- 65.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Population of Mechiabasti

■ Mechiabasti · ■ Jalpaiguri urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**949

Working population ****35.0%**

**36.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mechiabasti

Of every 100 households in Mechiabasti in 2011, 68 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mechiabasti · ■ Jalpaiguri urban average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**82%

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

**16%

Tap water ****18%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**48%

Use banking services ****51%**

**55%

Television ****42%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****34%**

**15%

Own their home ****84%**

**83%

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 people in Mechiabasti work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,468 (74%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Farming 62 (2%) · **■** Marginal 812 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mechiabasti?9,592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mechiabasti in?Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal