# Satgharia Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Satgharia

Satgharia is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **579 people in 162 households**, the 73rd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 579people (2011)
- 162households
- 69.4%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Satgharia

Of every 100 households in Satgharia in 2011, 60 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Satgharia · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**74%

Tap water ****18%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**1%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****12%**

**36%

Television ****24%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**38%

Own their home ****90%**

**98%

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 Satgharia?

■ Satgharia · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**930

Working population ****37.5%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 62.8% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (7%) · **■** Other work 177 (82%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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 Mekliganj

- Dakshin Fulkardabri Kharkharia604 people
- Purba Kamat Changrabandha604 people
- Fulkardabri Bajejama590 people
- Dhulia Uchal Pukhari583 people
- Jalsua571 people
- Chhat Panisala559 people
- Jikabari555 people
- Chhat Dhulia549 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Satgharia?579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Satgharia in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Satgharia?69.4% (Census 2011)