# Merudandi Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Merudandi

Merudandi is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,730 people in 1,104 households**, the 8th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 4,730people (2011)
- 1,104households
- 83.0%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Merudandi

Of every 100 households in Merudandi in 2011, 58 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Merudandi · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**25%

Tap water ****16%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****63%**

**29%

Television ****32%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**26%

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 Merudandi?

■ Merudandi · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**953

Working population ****39.8%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 78.7% for women. 64% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 445 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (21%) · **■** Household industry 57 (3%) · **■** Other work 742 (39%) · **■** Marginal 244 (13%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Akharpur6,204 people
- Kodalia5,896 people
- Gotra5,894 people
- Pipha5,760 people
- Hariharpur4,477 people
- Debhog4,430 people
- Goknashri Gobindapur4,110 people
- Lakshmankati3,520 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Merudandi?4,730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merudandi in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Merudandi?83.0% (Census 2011)