# Mekhliganj Village, Haldibari, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Haldibari, Koch Bihar 

# Mekhliganj

Mekhliganj is a village in Haldibari sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 286 households**, the 19th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,242people (2011)
- 286households
- 71.2%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mekhliganj

Of every 100 households in Mekhliganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mekhliganj · ■ Haldibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mekhliganj?

■ Mekhliganj · ■ Haldibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**961

Working population ****30.4%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 205 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (36%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Haldibari

- Samilabash1,601 people
- Dakshin Mekliganj1,491 people
- Dakshin Basarajbala1,410 people
- Purbba Samilabas1,313 people
- Daribas912 people
- Purbba Fate Mamud860 people
- Uttar Chhota Haldibari844 people
- Dakshin Samilabas789 people

[All 62 villages in Haldibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/haldibari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mekhliganj?1,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekhliganj in?Koch Bihar district (Haldibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mekhliganj?71.2% (Census 2011)