# Mechkoka Village, Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Mechkoka

Mechkoka is a village in Tufanganj - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 224 households**, the 43rd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 827people (2011)
- 224households
- 85.4%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mechkoka

Of every 100 households in Mechkoka in 2011, 15 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mechkoka · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**31%

Tap water ****7%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****9%**

**21%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mechkoka?

■ Mechkoka · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****53.1%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 78.4% for women. 65% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (14%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 194 (44%)

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 Tufanganj - II

- Turkanirkuthi1,251 people
- Madhurbhasa1,142 people
- Atra865 people
- Jiratisalbari828 people
- Chengtimari822 people
- Bashraja Dwitia Khanda680 people
- Sauerkhata606 people
- Chhat Bhareya597 people

[All 53 villages in Tufanganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mechkoka?827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mechkoka in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mechkoka?85.4% (Census 2011)