# Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Koch Bihar, West Bengal 

# Mekliganj

Mekliganj is a sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **155,250 people**, 1 town and 186 villages (137 inhabited). The largest village is Uchal Pukhari (12,858 people).

- 155,250people (2011)
- 186villages
- 1town
- 69.3%literacy

## Population of Mekliganj compared with Koch Bihar

■ Mekliganj · ■ Koch Bihar district

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**948

Working population ****41.1%**

**40.0%

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 Mekliganj

Of every 100 households in Mekliganj in 2011, 16 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mekliganj · ■ Koch Bihar district

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**39%

Tap water ****9%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**81%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****37%**

**39%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Mekliganj

- Nagar Changrabandha4,483 people

## Largest villages in Mekliganj

- Uchal Pukhari · 12,858 people
- Uttar Bhotbari · 9,664 people
- Kamat Chandrabandha · 6,979 people
- Purbba Dhulia Baidiahati · 6,024 people
- Soulmari · 5,418 people
- Upanchauki Kuchlibari · 3,936 people
- Tista Nadir Payasti · 3,706 people
- Dwarikamari Khasbas · 3,213 people
- Bara Nijtaraf · 2,868 people
- Uttar Andaran Kuchlibari · 2,771 people
- Uttar Kharkharia · 2,677 people
- Sarhati · 2,549 people
- Dakshin Bokna Bandha · 2,539 people
- Dakshin Alokjhari · 2,360 people
- Jamal Dahahat · 2,304 people
- Jamaldaha · 2,242 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Mekliganj?186 (137 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekliganj in?Koch Bihar district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Mekliganj?155,250 (Census 2011)