# Mejpota, Nakashipara, Nadia – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nakashipara, Nadia 

# Mejpota

Mejpota is a village in [Nakashipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/nakashipara/) sub-district of [Nadia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **4,494 people in 1,044 households**, the 30th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 4,494people (2011)
- 1,044households
- 71.0%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mejpota

Of every 100 households in Mejpota in 2011, 14 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mejpota · ■ Nakashipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**42%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

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

**63%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**23%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**39%

Own their home ****95%**

**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).

## What is the population of Mejpota?

■ Mejpota · ■ Nakashipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**968

Working population ****31.2%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 68.2% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 179 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 742 (53%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 137 (10%) · **■** Marginal 337 (24%)

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 Nakashipara

- Chandanpur5,068 people
- Bethuadahari4,923 people
- Arbetai4,809 people
- Dakshin Bahirgachhi4,500 people
- Tetul Baria4,447 people
- Uttar Bahirgachi4,390 people
- Digha4,236 people
- Arpara4,113 people

[All 107 villages in Nakashipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/nakashipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mejpota?4,494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mejpota in?Nadia district (Nakashipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mejpota?71.0% (Census 2011)