# Melkharia Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Melkharia

Melkharia is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 40 households**, the 268th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 163people (2011)
- 40households
- 70.5%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Melkharia

Of every 100 households in Melkharia in 2011, 29 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melkharia · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**19%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****56%**

**25%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Melkharia?

■ Melkharia · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**954

Working population ****55.8%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 54.8% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (22%)

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 Binpur - I

- Purnapani165 people
- Titiali165 people
- Baraichhapara164 people
- Chotatilabani164 people
- Nalbani163 people
- Mohanpur161 people
- Jamsol159 people
- Khayerbani159 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Melkharia?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melkharia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Melkharia?70.5% (Census 2011)