# Meherapur Village, Kaliachak - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - II, Maldah 

# Meherapur

Meherapur is a village in Kaliachak - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,713 people in 1,062 households**, the 17th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 4,713people (2011)
- 1,062households
- 69.9%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meherapur

Of every 100 households in Meherapur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Meherapur · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**27%

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

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**76%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****19%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Meherapur?

■ Meherapur · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**966

Working population ****53.1%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 64.9% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 114 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 448 (18%) · **■** Household industry 320 (13%) · **■** Other work 440 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,180 (47%)

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 Kaliachak - II

- Dakshin Debipur6,334 people
- Bishnuprosad5,503 people
- Jotkasturi4,901 people
- Shripur4,871 people
- Chhota Mahadipur4,059 people
- Uttar Chandrapur3,669 people
- Shukurullapur3,493 people
- Birahimpur3,385 people

[All 65 villages in Kaliachak - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meherapur?4,713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meherapur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Meherapur?69.9% (Census 2011)